Eustace Chapuys
| Eustace Chapuys | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1490 Annecy, Duchy of Savoy, Holy Roman Empire (in modern France) |
| Died | 21 January 1556 (aged 65–66) Louvain, Duchy of Brabant, Holy Roman Empire (in modern Belgium) |
| Resting place | Chapel of the College of Savoy 50°52′42″N 4°42′17″E / 50.878333°N 4.704722°E |
| Title | Imperial ambassador to the court of Henry VIII |
| Predecessor | Íñigo López de Mendoza y Zúñiga |
| Successor | François van der Delft |
| Children | Césare |
| Parent(s) | Louis Chapuys Guigonne Dupuys |
Eustace Chapuys ([østas ʃapɥi]; c. 1490/92 – 1556), the son of Louis Chapuys and Guigonne Dupuys, was a Savoyard diplomat who served Charles V as Imperial ambassador to England from 1529 until 1545 and is best known for his extensive and detailed correspondence.
Eustace Chapuys was the second son, and one of six children, of Louis Chapuys, a notary and syndic, and Guigonne Dupuys, who may have been of noble birth. He was born between 1490 and 1492 in Annecy, then in the Duchy of Savoy. Chapuys began his education at Annecy and from 1507, attended the University of Turin, where he remained for at least five years. Around 1512, having chosen law as a career, he continued his studies at the University of Valence. In early 1515, he attended the Sapienza University of Rome, where he attained the degree of doctor of civil and canon laws, and received the Pope's blessing.
Chapuys was a humanist and acted as both friend, correspondent and patron to men of similar interests. He enjoyed the friendship of the Annecy humanists Claude Blancherose and Claude Dieudonné, the German Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, and English humanists such as Thomas More. He corresponded with Erasmus, with whom he shared a deep mutual respect and admiration, although they never met.
During the next two years, Chapuys was ordained and in July 1517, he was made a canon of the cathedral at Geneva and dean of Viry. In August 1517, he became an official of the diocese of Geneva, deputising for the bishop, John of Savoy, a cousin of the Duke of Savoy, in the episcopal court and subsequently served the Duke of Savoy and Charles de Bourbon. In 1522 he was granted the deanery of Vuillonnex.
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