Jean Le Laboureur

Jean Le Laboureur
Born 1621
Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, France
Died June 26, 1675
Montmorency, Val d'Oise, France
Education Couvent des Célestins
Occupation Coutier, clergyman, historian
Religion Roman Catholicism
Relatives Claude Le Laboureur (paternal uncle)
Louis Le Laboureur (brother)

Jean Le Laboureur (1621-1675) 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 Jean-Baptiste Budes, Comte de Guébriant in his 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 of France.[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 June 26, 1675 in Montmorency, France.[1]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Jean Le Laboureur (1621-1675)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Lambert, Claude-François (1751). Histoire littéraire du regne de Louis XIV. Paris: Prault fils. pp. 492–495. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
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