Daniel de Priézac

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Daniel de Priézac (* 1590 in Limousin ; † May 1662 ) was a French civil servant and man of letters. He was a member of the Académie française .

life and work

Life

Daniel de Priézac came from Priézac, today Saint-Solve , southwest of Uzerche ( Corrèze department ). He studied law in Bordeaux and graduated in 1614 with a doctorate. He became councilor in the Royal Council and an employee of the Chancellor Pierre Séguier , through whose protection he was elected to the Académie française in 1639 (seat no. 40). He died in 1662 at the age of 72.

Fonts

Political Writings

Priézac published two major political pamphlets. In Latin, he refuted the work Mars Gallicus by Cornelius Jansen , which was directed against Richelieu's policy, in his Vindiciae gallicae , in which he defended the legal claims of the French king. In another work in French, he denied the legitimacy of Philip II as King of Portugal claimed by Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz .

Religious writings

In the religious field he emerged as a translator (in verse) of some psalms , as well as in the context of the baroque devotion to Mary with a detailed presentation of the 10 gifts of grace (French: privilèges or prérogatives ) of the Virgin Mary under the title: Les Privilèges de la Vierge Mère de Dieu . Overview of the content:

  • 1. Predestination (1-48)
  • 2. Anticipation in the Old Testament (49–97)
  • 3. Origin (98–144)
  • 4th conception (145-180)
  • 5. Immaculate Conception (181-246)
  • 6. Absence of any tendency towards evil (247-301)
  • 7. Perfect Exemption from Sin (302-380)
  • 8. Benefits of the Birth of Mary (381–414)
  • 9. First consecration of virginity (415–464)
  • 10. Beauty (465-516)

The son

Daniel de Priézac should not be confused with his son Salomon de Priézac, the author of numerous literary works between 1641 and 1672.

Works

Political Writings

  • Discours . G. Vernoy, Bordeaux 1621.
  • Vindiciae gallicae , adversus Alexandrum Patricium Armacanum, theologum. Paris 1638. (against: Cornelius Jansen, Mars Gallicus seu de justitia armorum regis Galliae libri duo, 1635)
    • (French by Jean Baudoin ) Défence des droits et prérogatives des roys de France , contre Alexandre-Patrice Armacan, théorien, escritte en latin, sous le titre de "Vindiciae gallicae", et fidellement traduitte en françois. P. Rocolet, Paris 1639.
  • Observations sur un livre intitulé: Philippes le Prudent, fils de Charles le Quint, vérifié roy légitime de Portugal, des Algarves, des Indes et du Brasil , composé en latin par D. Jean Caramuel Lobkowitz, à Anvers. P. Rocolet, Paris 1640. (against: Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Philippus prudens Caroli V. imp. Filius lusitaniae legitimus rex demonstratus, 1639)
  • Discours politiques . P. Rocolet, Paris 1652-1654. D. Foucault, Paris 1666.
  • Miscellaneorum libri duo . P. Rocolet, Paris 1658.

Religious writings

  • Paraphrases sur les Pseaumes 8, 112, 127, 129, 143 et de l'hymne, Ave maris stella . Antoine de Sommaville and Augustin Courbé, Paris 1643. (Psalms translation in verse)
  • Les Privilèges de la Vierge Mère de Dieu . A. Vitré, Paris 1648-1651.

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personal data
SURNAME Priézac, Daniel de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Priezacus, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French lawyer and man of letters, member of the Académie française
DATE OF BIRTH 1590
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH May 1662
Place of death Paris