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Séguier, Pierre, duc de Villemor (pyĕr sāgyā` dük də vēlmôr`), 1588–1672, chancellor of France. Beginning as counselor to the Parlement of Paris, he rose to become chancellor in 1635. He crushed a revolt in Normandy in 1639, presided (1642) over the trial of the marquis de Cinq Mars Cinq Mars, Henri Coëffier Ruzé d'Effiat, marquis de ..... Click the link for more information. , and in 1661 arraigned Nicholas Fouquet Fouquet or Foucquet, Nicolas ..... Click the link for more information. on charges of embezzlement at the start of a trial that ended in Fouquet's being condemned (1664) to banishment and eventually, life imprisonment. A friend of Cardinal Mazarin, he was instrumental in having the Parlement accept Anne of Austria as regent for her infant son, Louis XIV. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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