François-Timoléon de Choisy

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François-Timoléon, Abbé de Choisy (born October 2, 1644 in Paris , † October 2, 1724 ) was a French writer.

Life

François-Timoléon was born the son of a domestic servant of the Duke of Orléans . His mother was close to Anna of Austria and was often called to court by King Louis XIV as an entertainer. Up until he was eighteen he wore girls' clothes because of his mother's splitting, which he then swapped for men's costumes for a short time. Madame de Lafayette gave him the advice, which was probably not very serious, to switch back to women's clothes, which he did. He delighted the audience at court with his extremely extravagant presentations until he was publicly reprimanded for it by the Duke de Montausier.

As a child, François-Timoléon became a clergyman and later had to retire to his benefice near Sainte-Seine in Burgundy when he ran out of money due to his extravagant lifestyle. Among his new neighbors there was a kindred spirit in Baron Bussy . In 1676 he traveled to Rome in the entourage of the Cardinal of Bouillon . When he became seriously ill afterwards, he suddenly turned to religion.

As Abbé de Choisy, he accompanied Chevalier de Chaumont to Siam in 1685 , where he was to act as envoy of Louis XIV at the court of King Narai . He was ordained a priest and was repeatedly promoted, so in 1689 to prior in Saint-Benoît-du-Sault . The Académie Française accepted him as early as 1687 .

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De Choisy wrote a number of historical and religious works, including:

  • Quatre dialogues sur l'immortalité de l'âme ... . (1684), together with Abbé Dangeau, in which his conversion is explained.
  • Traduction de l'Imitation de Jesus-Christ. 1692.
  • Histoire de France sous les règnes de Saint Louis ... de Charles V et Charles VI. 5 volumes. 1688-1695.
  • Histoire de l'Église. 11 volumes. 1703-1723.

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SURNAME Choisy, François-Timoléon de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abbé de Choisy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French author
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1644
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH October 2, 1724