Antoine Arnauld (lawyer)
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Parlement
Parlements were regional legislative bodies in Ancien Régime France.The political institutions of the Parlement in Ancien Régime France developed out of the previous council of the king, the Conseil du roi or curia regis, and consequently had ancient and customary rights of consultation and...
, and a Counsellor of State under Henry IV
Henry IV of France
Henry IV , Henri-Quatre, was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France....
. A skilled orator, his most famous speech was in 1594 in favor of the University of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
and against the Jesuits
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
, decrying their lack of support for Henry IV, newly converted from Protestantism
Protestantism
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to Catholicism
Catholicism
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. He wrote a number of political pamphlets which were widely distributed. The best known of his writings is entitled Le franc et véritable discours du Roi sur le rétablissement qui lui est demandé des Jésuites (1602). He was married to Catherine Marion de Druy and had twenty children by her, ten of whom survived him.
Children
- Robert Arnauld d'AndillyRobert Arnauld d'AndillyRobert Arnauld d’Andilly was a French conseiller d’État, specialising in financial questions, in the court of Marie de' Medici. By the elegance of his language, he was among the major poets, writers and translators of 17th century French classicism...
(1588–1674), courtierCourtierA courtier is a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage. Historically the court was the centre of government as well as the residence of the monarch, and social and political life were often completely mixed together...
and author - Catherine Lemaistre (1590–1651)
- Marie Angelique ArnauldMarie Angelique ArnauldJacqueline-Marie-Angélique Arnauld or Arnault, called La Mère Angélique was abbess of Port Royal, a center of Jansenism....
(1591–1661), Abbess of Port Royal - Agnès ArnauldAgnès ArnauldJeanne-Catherine-Agnès Arnauld , known as Mother Agnès Arnauld, was a member of the Arnauld family, abbess of Port-Royal and a major figure in French Jansenism....
(1593–1672), Abbess of Port Royal - Gabrielle Arnauld
- Henri ArnauldHenri ArnauldHenri Arnauld was a French Catholic bishop.He was first destined for the Bar, but was taken to Rome by Cardinal Bentivoglio and during this absence, which lasted five years, the court granted him the Abbey of Saint-Nicholas...
(1597–1692), bishop of Angers - Antoine ArnauldAntoine ArnauldAntoine Arnauld — le Grand as contemporaries called him, to distinguish him from his father — was a French Roman Catholic theologian, philosopher, and mathematician...
(1612–1694), theologian, philosopher and mathematician
Grandchildren
- Antoine Le MaistreAntoine Le MaistreAntoine Le Maistre was a French Jansenist lawyer, author and translator. His name has also been written Lemaistre and Le Maître, and he sometimes used the pseudonym of Lamy.-Background and early life:...
(1608–1658), lawyer, author and translator - Simon Arnauld de PomponneSimon Arnauld, marquis de PomponneSimon Arnauld de Pomponne, Seigneur and then Marquis of Pomponne was a French diplomat and minister.-Early life:...
(1618–1699), diplomat