Antoine Arnauld (August 6, 1560,

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– 29 December 1619, Paris) was a lawyer in the

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, and a Counsellor of State under Henry IV. A skilled orator, his most famous speech was in 1594 in favor of the

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and against the

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, decrying their lack of support for Henry IV, newly converted from

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. He wrote a number of political pamphlets which were widely distributed. The best known of his writings is entitled ''Le franc et véritable discours du Roi sur le rétablissement qui lui est demandé des Jésuites'' (1602). He was married to Catherine Marion de Druy and had twenty children by her, ten of whom survived him.

Notable descendants

Children

Robert Arnauld d'Andilly Robert Arnauld d’Andilly (28 May 1589 – 27 September 1674, abbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs)Jean Lesaulnier et Anthony McKenna dir., ''Dictionnaire de Port-Royal'', Paris, Honoré Champion, 2004, notice "Robert Arnauld d’Andilly", p. 108. wa ...

(1588–1674),

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and author * Catherine Lemaistre (1590–1651) * Marie Angelique Arnauld (1591–1661), Abbess of

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* Agnès Arnauld (1593–1672), Abbess of

Gabrielle Arnauld Gabrielle may refer to: * Gabrielle (given name), a French female given name derived from Gabriel Film and television * ''Gabrielle'' (1954 film), a Swedish film directed by Hasse Ekman * ''Gabrielle'' (2005 film), a French film directed by P ...

Henri Arnauld Henri Arnauld (1597–1692) was a French Catholic bishop. Arnauld was born in Paris, and was first destined for the Bar, but was taken to Rome by Cardinal Bentivoglio and during this absence, which lasted five years, the court granted him (16 ...

(1597–1692), bishop of Angers *

Antoine Arnauld Antoine Arnauld (6 February 16128 August 1694) was a French Catholic theologian, philosopher and mathematician. He was one of the leading intellectuals of the Jansenist group of Port-Royal and had a very thorough knowledge of patristics. C ...

(1612–1694), theologian, philosopher and mathematician

Grandchildren

Antoine Le Maistre Antoine Le Maistre (2 May 1608 – 4 November 1658) was a French Jansenist lawyer, author and translator. His name has also been written as Lemaistre and Le Maître, and he sometimes used the pseudonym of Lamy. Background and early life Le M ...

(1608–1658), lawyer, author and translator * Simon Arnauld de Pomponne (1618–1699), diplomat *

(1616-1698), memoirist *

Angélique de Saint-Jean Arnauld d'Andilly Angélique de Saint-Jean Arnauld d'Andilly (28 November 1624 – 29 January 1684) was a French Jansenist nun. Niece of Angélique Arnauld, daughter of Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, and sister of Antoine Arnauld and Simon Arnauld, Angélique de Sa ...

, nun

References

External links

''Arnauld'' Catholic Encyclopedia
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