Complex sentence: A descendant from a line of lesser nobility, his father held the post of deputy attorney general, and ancestors had served in positions in "great trust and high responsibility" Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier De.
Split into simpler sentences: A descendant from a line of lesser nobility, his father held the post of deputy attorney general. His ancestors had served in positions in "great trust and high responsibility" Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier De.