Antoine Brun (diplomat)

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Antoine Brun
Antonius De Brun, Eques Auratus, Regis Hispaniarum in supemo (sic!) Belgii Burgundiæque Consilio Consiliarius Intimus, nec non ad Tractatus Pacis Generalis summa cum potestate Legatus.

Antoine Brun (born June 29, 1599 in Dole , † January 2, 1654 in The Hague ) was a lawyer in Dole. As a diplomat, he took part in the negotiations for the Peace of Westphalia as the Spanish envoy for Burgundy .

Life

He came from the family of Claude Brun († 1621), Councilor of Parliament in Dôle, and Marie Dard. Brun married Marguerite Tissot in 1622. From a second marriage, around 1637, with Magdalena d'Accoste, several children were born.

Honors

Brun was ennobled as "Eques auratus", a knight of the golden spur and belonged to the elite of officials of the Holy Roman Empire .

literature

  • J. Gauthier: Le diplomate Antoine Brun pendant le siège de Dole de 1636 , in: Bulletin historique et philologique du Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques , 1902, p. 240.

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personal data
SURNAME Brun, Antoine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lawyer in Dole
DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1599
PLACE OF BIRTH Dole
DATE OF DEATH January 2, 1654
Place of death The hague