Jean Le Laboureur

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Jean Le Laboureur (1621 – June 26, 1675) was a French courtier, Roman Catholic clergyman and historian.

Early life

Jean Le Labourer was born in 1621 in Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, France.[1][2] His paternal uncle, Claude Le Laboureur, was the provost of the Abbey of Île Barbe on the Île Barbe in Lyon and a book collector.[2] His brother, Louis Le Laboureur, was a poet.[2]

Le Laboureur was educated at the Couvent des Célestins in Paris.[2]

Career

Le Laboureur was a courtier.[1] In 1644, he assisted Ambassadress Renée Crespin du Bec in her trip to Poland, where they took Marie Louise Gonzaga before her marriage to Władysław IV Vasa.[2] A travel book about the trip authored by Le Laboureur was published posthumously, in 1697.[2]

Le Laboureur served as a prior in Juvigné and Mayenne.[1][2] He later served as chaplain and librarian to King Louis XIV.[1][2] Additionally, he was the author of many books on French history.[1]

Le Labourer was a Knight of the Order of Saint Michael.[1][2]

Death

Le Laboureur died on 26 June 1675 in Montmorency, France.[1]

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4][1.5][1.6][1.7]"Jean Le Laboureur (1621-1675)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6][2.7][2.8][2.9]Lambert, Claude-François (1751). Histoire littéraire du regne de Louis XIV. Paris: Prault fils. pp. 492–495. Retrieved 22 December 2015.