Simon Fizes, baron de Sauves
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Simon Fizes, baron de Sauves (1535? - 27 November 1579) was a Secretary of State under Charles IX of France
, and Henry III of France
.
, he was the son of peasants taught by the church clerk , Jean de Rocoles; he became secretary to the Keeper, Jean Bertrand.
In 1553, he became a Secretary of State. In 1559, he became Principal Private Secretary to Queen Catherine de Medici.
In 1562-1563, he accompanied the Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
at the Council of Trent
.
In 1563, he bought the land and the title of Baron de Sauve
, from the bishop of Montpellier
.
From 2 October 1567 to November 1579, he was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Denmark, Sweden and Poland, where he succeeded Florimond II Robertet, seigneur de Fresnes
.
In 1569, he married Charlotte de Sauve
, Viscountess of Tours (c. 1551-1617), daughter of Jacques de Beaune, Chevalier of the order of the king, gentleman of the bedchamber and chamberlain to the Duke of Anjou.
On 2 January 1573, he was appointed governor of Montpellier
.
In 1573, Charles IX gave him all his designs on St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
, charging only that he keep all the news secret for that infamous day.
In August 1574, he was an envoy by Henry III of France
to negotiate about Piedmont, and restore contact between the new king, and queen mother.
He was buried in the Church of the Celestines in Paris
, in a small chapel on the right side of the great altar.
Charles IX of France
Charles IX was King of France, ruling from 1560 until his death. His reign was dominated by the Wars of Religion. He is best known as king at the time of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.-Childhood:...
, and Henry III of France
Henry III of France
Henry III was King of France from 1574 to 1589. As Henry of Valois, he was the first elected monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with the dual titles of King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1573 to 1575.-Childhood:Henry was born at the Royal Château de Fontainebleau,...
.
Life
Originally from the region of PézenasPézenas
Pézenas is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon, southern France. At the 1999 census, its population was 7443.-Name:...
, he was the son of peasants taught by the church clerk , Jean de Rocoles; he became secretary to the Keeper, Jean Bertrand.
In 1553, he became a Secretary of State. In 1559, he became Principal Private Secretary to Queen Catherine de Medici.
In 1562-1563, he accompanied the Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
Charles de Lorraine , Duke of Chevreuse, was a French Cardinal, a member of the powerful House of Guise. He was known at first as the Cardinal of Guise, and then as the second Cardinal of Lorraine, after the death of his uncle, John, Cardinal of Lorraine . He was the protector of Rabelais and...
at the Council of Trent
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to be one of the Church's most important councils. It convened in Trent between December 13, 1545, and December 4, 1563 in twenty-five sessions for three periods...
.
In 1563, he bought the land and the title of Baron de Sauve
Sauve
Sauve is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-Personalities:In the mid-1990s American underground comic artist Robert Crumb traded six of his sketchbooks for a townhouse in Sauve...
, from the bishop of Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
.
From 2 October 1567 to November 1579, he was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Denmark, Sweden and Poland, where he succeeded Florimond II Robertet, seigneur de Fresnes
Florimond II Robertet, seigneur de Fresnes
Florimond II Robertet de Fresne was a Secretary of State to Francis II of France, and Charles IX of France.-Family:He was the son of Francis Robertet Bullion Secretary to Pierre de Beaujeu, Duc de Bourbon and Drill, husband of Anne of France, who, without the title of regent, ruled the kingdom...
.
In 1569, he married Charlotte de Sauve
Charlotte de Sauve
Charlotte de Beaune Semblançay, Viscountess of Tours, Baroness de Sauve, Marquise de Noirmoutier was a French noblewoman and a mistress of King Henry of Navarre, who later ruled as King Henry IV of France...
, Viscountess of Tours (c. 1551-1617), daughter of Jacques de Beaune, Chevalier of the order of the king, gentleman of the bedchamber and chamberlain to the Duke of Anjou.
On 2 January 1573, he was appointed governor of Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
.
In 1573, Charles IX gave him all his designs on St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations, followed by a wave of Roman Catholic mob violence, both directed against the Huguenots , during the French Wars of Religion...
, charging only that he keep all the news secret for that infamous day.
In August 1574, he was an envoy by Henry III of France
Henry III of France
Henry III was King of France from 1574 to 1589. As Henry of Valois, he was the first elected monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with the dual titles of King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1573 to 1575.-Childhood:Henry was born at the Royal Château de Fontainebleau,...
to negotiate about Piedmont, and restore contact between the new king, and queen mother.
He was buried in the Church of the Celestines in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, in a small chapel on the right side of the great altar.