Paul Hay du Chastelet

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Paul Hay du Chastelet (born November 1592 in Brittany , † April 6, 1636 in Paris ) was a French politician, writer and member of the Académie française .

life and work

Paul Hay du Chastelet was a lawyer at the Parlement in Rennes , went to Paris in 1623 and became a political collaborator of Richelieu . In 1634 he belonged to the first season of the members of the Académie française (seat no. 20). His writings, the attribution of which is sometimes controversial, had political and historical motives. His son of the same name (* 1620) also appeared with writings. His younger brother Daniel Hay du Chastelet de Chambon was also a member of the Académie française.

In 2017, Hay du Chastelet was the subject of a thesis by Paul Maulny (* 1992) at the École des Chartes : Paul Hay du Chastelet ou la quotidienneté du pouvoir (PHdCh. Or the everydayness of power).

Works

  • Discours au Roy, touchant les libelles faits contre le gouvernement de l'Estat . 1631.
  • Les entretiens des Champs Elizees . 1631.
  • L'Innocence justifiee en l'administration des affaires. Addressee au Roy . 1631.
  • Observations sur la vie et la condemnation du mareschal de Marillac . 1633.
  • Le Mercure d'Estat, or Recueil de divers discours d'Estat . Geneva 1634.
  • Discours d'Estat sur les escrits de ce temps, auquel est faict response à plusieurs libelles diffamatoires publiez à Bruxelle par les ennemis de la France. 1635.
  • Recueil de diverses pièces pour servir à l'histoire . 1640.

literature

  • Laurent Avezou: "Richelieu vu par Mathieu de Morgues et Paul Hay du Chastelet. Le double miroir de Janus". In: L'Ecrivain et le grand homme. Edited by Pierre-Jean Dufief. Droz, Geneva 2005, pp. 167-178.

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personal data
SURNAME Hay du Chastelet, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French politician, writer and member of the Académie française
DATE OF BIRTH November 1592
PLACE OF BIRTH Brittany
DATE OF DEATH April 6, 1636
Place of death Paris