Paul Phélypeaux
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Paul Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain
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| Born | 1569 Blois, France |
| Died |
October 21, 1621 (aged 52) Castel-Sarrazin, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Statesman |
| Known for | Treaty of Loudun |
Paul Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain (1569 – 21 October 1621), lord of Pontchartrain and Villesavin, was a French statesman. He served both Marie de' Medici and her son Louis XIII during a period of conflict between Catholics and Protestants in France, the French Wars of Religion. He was one of the negotiators of the Treaty of Loudun in 1616.
Paul Phélypeaux was born in Blois in 1569, son of Louis Phélypeaux, lord of La Cave and La Vrillière. His family could be traced back to the 13th century. His father had married in 1557 and had five sons and three daughters. The eldest, Raimond, lord of Herbault and Verger, became Secretary of the King's chamber in 1590. Paul was the fourth son, born in Blois in 1569.
In 1588, at the age of nineteen Phélypeaux entered the office of the minister Louis de Revol to study administration. After Henri III died in 1589, Phélypeaux continued to work for Revol, who was retained as Secretary of State under Henri IV. In 1594 Revol died but Phélypeaux remained in office under his successor, Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy. Phélypeaux and Villeroy became connected through marriage when Villeroy's grandson Henri married Phélypeaux's niece Marie, daughter of his brother Raymond. The bond between these two families remained strong into the reign of Louis XIV.
In 1600 Phélypeaux was named secretary to Queen Marie de' Medici. In 1605 he married Anne de Beauharnais, who was to live until 1653. They had four children, one boy and three girls, including Louis I Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain (1613–1685). Paul Phélypeaux acquired the Château de Pontchartrain and its estates from Antoine de Buade de Frontenac in 1609, and became lord of Pontchartrain. In 1610 Henri IV made him Secretary of State for Protestant Affairs, saying he knew of nobody more worthy, faithful and capable. A few weeks later Henri IV was assassinated.
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