ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, hiː pˈɜːtʃɪst ðə tˈaɪɾəl ʌv tɹˈeɪsɚɹiɚ də fɹˈæns fɚðə tˈæks ɹˈiːdʒən ʌvðə dˌɔːfɪnˈeɪ, wˌɪtʃ ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm ɐ tˈaɪɾəl ɪnðə fɹˈɛntʃ noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi, fɔːɹ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ lˈɪvɚz.
In 1786, he purchased the title of Trésorier de France for the tax region of the Dauphiné, which gave him a title in the French nobility, for 200,000 livres.