Pierre Chanut
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Pierre Hector Chanut was a civil servant in the Auvergne
, a French ambassador and state counsellor.
In 1626 he married Marguerite Clerselier and had eight children. He was charged by Jules Mazarin and resided from 1646 to 1649 at the Swedish court and in Osnabrück, negotiating the Peace of Westfalia. He held a correspondance with Queen Christina of Sweden to whom he presented the French philosopher René Descartes
. Descartes died of pneumonia in his house at Mälaren
, 300 meters from Tre Kronor (castle)
.
In 1651 Chanut departed to Lübeck
to a Congress which had to mediate peace between Sweden and Poland. This failed, however, and in 1653 Chanut came back to Stockholm. He probably invited Pierre Bourdelot
and Gabriel Naudé
, but departed soon after the Netherlands
, where he was ambassador till 1655. Back in Paris he became state counsellor. While Ludovico Santinelli
was participant at the murder of Gian Rinaldo Monaldeschi at Fontainebleau
. Christina promised Chanut Ludivico and his two helpers would have to leave her court. After his death his friend and brother-in-law Claude Clerselier
, an editor, inherited all the manuscripts by Descartes and published them.
His Mémoires et Négociations (Memoirs and Negotiations) were published posthumously (1676).
Auvergne (province)
Auvergne was a historic province in south central France. It was originally the feudal domain of the Counts of Auvergne. It is now the geographical and cultural area that corresponds to the former province....
, a French ambassador and state counsellor.
In 1626 he married Marguerite Clerselier and had eight children. He was charged by Jules Mazarin and resided from 1646 to 1649 at the Swedish court and in Osnabrück, negotiating the Peace of Westfalia. He held a correspondance with Queen Christina of Sweden to whom he presented the French philosopher René Descartes
René Descartes
René Descartes ; was a French philosopher and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. He has been dubbed the 'Father of Modern Philosophy', and much subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings, which are studied closely to this day...
. Descartes died of pneumonia in his house at Mälaren
Mälaren
Lake Mälaren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes Vänern and Vättern. Its area is 1,140 km² and its greatest depth is 64 m. Mälaren spans 120 kilometers from east to west...
, 300 meters from Tre Kronor (castle)
Tre kronor (castle)
Tre Kronor or Three Crowns was a castle located in Stockholm, Sweden, on the site where Stockholm Palace is today. It is believed to have been a citadel that Birger Jarl built into a royal castle in the middle of the 13th century...
.
In 1651 Chanut departed to Lübeck
Lübeck
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...
to a Congress which had to mediate peace between Sweden and Poland. This failed, however, and in 1653 Chanut came back to Stockholm. He probably invited Pierre Bourdelot
Pierre Bourdelot
Pierre Michon Bourdelot was a French physician, anatomist, libertine and freethinker.- Life :Bourdelot studied at the Sorbonne and travelled in 1634 to Rome in the compagny of count François de Noailles. In 1638 he came back to France and was appointed asthe privat doctor of the Condé family...
and Gabriel Naudé
Gabriel Naudé
Gabriel Naudé was a French librarian and scholar. He was a prolific writer who produced works on many subjects including politics, religion, history and the supernatural. An influential work on library science was the 1627 book Advice on Establishing a Library...
, but departed soon after the Netherlands
Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands , the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately...
, where he was ambassador till 1655. Back in Paris he became state counsellor. While Ludovico Santinelli
Santinelli
Francesco Maria Santinelli was an Italian marquis, count, Marinist poet, librettist, freemason and alchemist. In Senigallia Christina, Queen of Sweden was welcomed in verse by the handsome Santinelli and his brother, Ludovico, an acrobat and dancer. Both seem to have been accomplished scoundrels...
was participant at the murder of Gian Rinaldo Monaldeschi at Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau...
. Christina promised Chanut Ludivico and his two helpers would have to leave her court. After his death his friend and brother-in-law Claude Clerselier
Claude Clerselier
Claude Clerselier was a French editor. He edited and translated several works by René Descartes, especially his letters , L'Homme, et un Traité de la formation du fœtus du mesme auteur avec les remarques de Louys de La Forge, 1664, L'Homme...et...Le Monde, 1667 et de ses Principes, 1681...
, an editor, inherited all the manuscripts by Descartes and published them.
His Mémoires et Négociations (Memoirs and Negotiations) were published posthumously (1676).