Roger de Bussy-Rabutin
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Roger, comte de Bussy-Rabutin (born April 3 July / April 13, 1618 greg. At the Château d'Épiry in Saint-Émiland ; † April 9, 1693 in Autun ) was a French officer and writer .
Life
Bussy-Rabutin was a cousin of the Marquise of Sévigné . He served in his father's regiment from the age of 16 . He quickly rose to lieutenant-général , but then became enemies with Marshal Turenne and had to leave the army.
He went to the royal court, where, however, a mocking poem about King Louis XIV's love affair with Madame La Vallière incurred royal disgrace. He was imprisoned for a year in the Bastille for his book Histoire amoureuse des Gaules ( Liège , 1665) and then exiled to his estates ( Bussy-Rabutin Castle ). Only after 16 years was he allowed to appear again in Versailles .
Bussy-Rabutin later returned to Burgundy and wrote his Mémoirs (2 volumes, 1696) and Lettres (7 volumes, Paris , 1697 and 1709).
His word God is usually addressed to the Count of Limoges in 1677 with the strong battalions became known through the recitation of Frederick the Great .
Roger de Bussy-Rabutin died in Autun on April 9, 1693.
His son Jean-Louis de Bussy-Rabutin (1642-1717) was Imperial Field Marshal General (1704), fought against the Turks in Transylvania and against the rebels of Franz II Rákóczi . His second son was Bishop Michel-Celse-Roger de Bussy-Rabutin .
Fonts (selection)
- Mémoires de Roger de Rabutin, comte de Bussy. Gregg, Farnborough 1972, OCLC 654413858 .
- Correspondance with père René Rapin . A.-G. Nizet, Paris 1983, ISBN 978-2-707-81027-4 .
- Histoire amoureuse des Gaules. in: Les grands classiques de la littérature libertine. 20. Le Monde, Paris 2010, OCLC 809950225 .
Web links
- Works by and about Roger de Bussy-Rabutin in the German Digital Library
- Publications by and about Roger de Bussy-Rabutin in VD 17 .
- Works by Roger de Bussy-Rabutin at Zeno.org .
- Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bussy-Rabutin, Roger de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bussy-Rabutin, Roger comte de (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1618 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Château d'Épiry, Saint-Émiland |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1693 |
| Place of death | Autun |