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Mallet Family
The Mallet family () is a family of French businessmen and bankers. During the 16th century, the Mallet family first fled from Rouen to Republic of Geneva, Geneva to escape mounting anti-Protestantism, religious oppression by the state. In 1810, #Barons, one branch was titled under the First French Empire, French Empire, followed by #Barons2, a lesser branch under Louis XVIII in 1816. Besides banking, fields in which members have excelled include science, the military, law, and politics. History Etymology According to the official genealogies from the Banque de France, the surname ''Mallet'' is likely derived from either the name of the city of Saint-Malo in Brittany or the parish of Church of Saint-Maclou, Saint-Maclou in Rouen, both namesakes of the 6th century Malo (saint), Saint Malo of Aleth. This theory is one of several posed by modern lexicographers and onomasticians. Origins In the mid—late 16th century, French Wars of Religion, religious civil war in France drove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huguenot
The Huguenots ( , also , ) were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Bezanson Hugues (1491–1532?), was in common use by the mid-16th century. ''Huguenot'' was frequently used in reference to those of the Reformed Church of France from the time of the Protestant Reformation. By contrast, the Protestant populations of eastern France, in Alsace, Moselle, and Montbéliard, were mainly Lutherans. In his ''Encyclopedia of Protestantism'', Hans Hillerbrand wrote that on the eve of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572, the Huguenot community made up as much as 10% of the French population. By 1600, it had declined to 7–8%, and was reduced further late in the century after the return of persecution under Louis XIV, who instituted the '' dragonnades'' to forcibly convert Protestants, and then finally revoke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
