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Duplessis, Mornay

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A soldier, diplomatist, and man of letters; a leader of the Huguenots, who, after the massacre of St. Bartholomew, visited England, where he was received with favour by Elizabeth in 1575; entered the service of the King of Navarre, afterwards Henry IV. of France, but on Henry's reconciliation with the Church of Rome, retired into private life and devoted himself to literary pursuits; he was called the "Pope of the Huguenots"; d . 1623.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Duplessis, Mornay'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​d/duplessis-mornay.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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