Charles-Augustin de Ferriol d'Argental
Charles-Augustin de Ferriol d'Argental (* December 20, 1700 ; † January 5, 1788 ; family pseudonym Gossaut ) was a French administrator and ambassador.
Life
Charles-Augustin de Ferriol d'Argental was the son of Augustin-Antoine de Ferriol (1653-1737), the Count of Argental, president ( président à mortier ) of the court of Metz , whose brother Charles de Ferriol d'Argental was the French ambassador of Was Constantinople . His mother was Marie-Angélique Guérin de Tencin (1674-1736), the sister of Cardinal Pierre Guérin de Tencin and the Marquise of Tencin .
In 1721, Charles-Augustin de Ferriol d'Argental became a councilor (conseiller) at the highest court in France, the so-called Parlement in Paris. In 1737 he married Jeanne-Gâce Bosc du Bouchet. In 1738 he refused the offer to become administrator of the colony of Saint-Domingue , later he took over the representation of the Duchy of Parma , which he held from 1759 to 1788. After the death of his aunt, La Grolée, in 1760, he became baron of the Île de Ré .
He is known for his friendship with Voltaire , who wrote numerous letters to Argental and his wife, whom he called "my divine angels". Argental and his wife worked tirelessly for Voltaire, distributed Voltaire's writings and protected him from persecution by his opponents through their relationships. The correspondence between Argental and Voltaire stretched over 60 years, with a total of around 1200 letters.
Individual evidence
- ^ Genealogy of Marie-Angélique Guérin de Tencin
- ^ Voltaire, letter of July 16, 1766 to Charles-Augustin Ferriol, Count of Argental and to Jeanne-Grâce Bosc, Countess of Argental. Numerous other letters can be found in the Correspondance générale , vol. I to IV.
- ^ Jürgen von Stackelberg: Voltaire. Munich. 2006. pp. 27-28.
Web links
- Charles Augustin de Ferriol, Comte d'Argental: Biography in connection with Voltaire ... , gives the detailed work by: Maija B. May, Comte d'Argental: A magistrate in the literary world, in Studies on Voltaire and the eighteenth century, Vol 76, pp. 55-114, Geneva 1970 again.
- Literature by and about Charles-Augustin de Ferriol d'Argental in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Argental, Charles-Augustin de Ferriol d ' |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gossaut (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French administrator and ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1700 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 5, 1788 |