René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson
René de Voyer, seigneur d’Argenson (1596–1651) was a French diplomat.
Biography
René de Voyer was the grandson of René de Voyer, seigneur de Paulmy et de la Roche de Gennes, and of Jeanne Gueffault, dame d'Argenson. His father, Pierre, was the head of the comtes d'Argenson branch of the family.[citation needed] He was born on 21 November 1596.[1]
René de Voyer was a lawyer by profession, and became successively avocat, councillor at the
parlement de Paris
, maître des requêtes, and councillor of state.
After the death of Louis XIII in 1643, René de Voyer retained his administrative posts, was intendant of the forces at
Fronde. After his wife’s death he took orders (February 1651), but did not cease to take part in affairs of state. In 1651 he was appointed by Mazarin ambassador at Venice, where he died on 14 July 1651.[2] He was buried in the church of San Giobbe in the city, with a tomb by Thomas Blanchet.[citation needed
]
Family
René de Voyer had seven children. His eldest son
Pierre de Voyer d'Argenson, vicomte de Mouzay, governor general of New France.[citation needed
]
Works
- De la Sagesse chrétienne (On Christian Wisdom, 1640), translated into many languages.[citation needed]
Notes
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911, p. 457.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, pp. 457–458.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Argenson s.v. René de Voyer". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 457–460. Endnotes:
- Fr. Rabbe (November 1899), "Compagnie du Saint-Sacrement", in the Revue historique
- Beaucher-Filleau (1900), Les Annales de la compagnie du Saint-Sacrement, Paris
- R. Allier (1902), La Cabale des dévots, Paris
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