François de la Chaise
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François de la Chaise (August 25, 1624 – January 20, 1709) was a French
Biography
François de la Chaise was born at the Château of Aix in
On his mother's side he was a grandnephew of
Through the influence of
With the fall of Madame de Montespan and the ascendancy of Madame de Maintenon his influence vastly increased. The marriage between Louis XIV and Madame de Maintenon was celebrated in his presence at Versailles, but there is no reason for supposing that the subsequent coolness between him and Madame de Maintenon arose from his insistence on secrecy in this matter. During the long strife over the temporalities of the Gallican Church between Louis XIV and Innocent XI, Père de la Chaise supported the royal prerogative, though he used his influence at Rome to conciliate the papal authorities. He was largely responsible for the revocation of the Edict of Nantes.[1]
He exercised a moderating influence on Louis XIV's zeal against the
In spite of failing faculties he continued his duties as confessor to Louis XIV to the end of his long life.[1]
Legacy
The name of Father de la Chaise became attached to the
The lexicographer Philibert-Joseph Le Roux had to flee to Brussels after he published Histoire du père La Chaize, jésuite et confesseur du roi Louis XIV où l'on verra les intrigues secrettes qu'il a eues à la cour de France et dans toutes les cours de l'Europe, a pamphlet against de la Chaise.[citation needed]
William Hurt portrayed Father de la Chaise in the fantasy-adventure film The King's Daughter.
Notes
References
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "La Chaise, François de". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 48. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
- Ott, Michael (1910). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company. . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.).
- Régis Chantelauze, Le Père de la Chaize. Etudes d'histoire religieuse (Paris and Lyon, 1859).