Jean de Montereul

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Jean de Montereul (* 1613 in Paris ; † April 27, 1651 ibid) was a French diplomat and member of the Académie française .

Life

At the age of 18, Montereul went to Rome as the embassy secretary of Pomponne de Bellièvre, marquis de Grignon (1606–1657). There he was appointed canon of Toul by Pope Urban VIII's nephew , Cardinal Antonio Barberini , later Archbishop of Reims . He returned to France and became Conti's secretary . Since he was still too young, Montereul went to England with Bellièvre in September 1638 and stayed there until 1641. Then he went to Rome with François du Val, marquis de Fontenay-Mareuil (1594–1665). In 1644 he returned to Paris.

From 1645 to autumn 1648 he served in missions in Newcastle and Edinburgh in support of King Charles I of England . His diplomatic correspondence on this mission was published at the end of the 19th century. In Paris he now effectively took up his position as Conti's secretary and accompanied him to Rome. In 1649 he was back and was elected to the Académie française (seat no. 16). In 1650/1651 he achieved the release of the Fronde leaders Condé , Conti and Longueville . He died of an internal tumor in 1651, aged 37 or 38.

literature

  • The Diplomatic correspondence of Jean de Montereul and the brothers de Bellièvre, French ambassadors in England and Scotland (1645-48) . Edited by James Gainsborough Fotheringham (* 1857). 2 vols. Edinburgh 1898–1899, pp. XVII – XXVI.

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SURNAME Montereul, Jean de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Montreuil, Jean de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French diplomat and member of the Académie française
DATE OF BIRTH 1613
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 1651
Place of death Paris