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Bassompierre, François de
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A marshal of France, born in Lorraine; entered military life under Henry IV., was a gallant soldier, and one of the most brilliant wits of his time; took part in the siege of Rochelle; incurred the displeasure of Richelieu; was imprisoned by his order twelve years in the Bastille; wrote his Memoirs there; was liberated on the death of Richelieu; his Memoirs contain a lively description of his contemporaries, the manners of the time, his own intrigues, no less than those of his friends and enemies (1579-1646).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Bassompierre, François de'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/b/bassompierre-franois-de.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Bassompierre, François de'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/b/bassompierre-franois-de.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
