Florimond II Robertet de Fresne (1531–1567) was a Secretary of State to

Francis II of France Francis II (french: François II; 19 January 1544 – 5 December 1560) was King of France from 1559 to 1560. He was also King consort of Scotland as a result of his marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots, from 1558 until his death in 1560. He ...

, and

Charles IX of France Charles IX (Charles Maximilien; 27 June 1550 – 30 May 1574) was King of France from 1560 until his death in 1574. He ascended the French throne upon the death of his brother Francis II in 1560, and as such was the penultimate monarch of the ...

Family

He was the son of Francis Robertet Bullion Secretary to Pierre de Beaujeu, Duc de Bourbon and Drill, husband of

Anne of France Anne of France (or Anne de Beaujeu; 3 April 146114 November 1522) was a French princess and regent, the eldest daughter of Louis XI by Charlotte of Savoy. Anne was the sister of Charles VIII, for whom she acted as regent during his minority fro ...

, who, without the title of regent, ruled the kingdom during the minority of

Charles VIII of France Charles VIII, called the Affable (french: l'Affable; 30 June 1470 – 7 April 1498), was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. He succeeded his father Louis XI at the age of 13.Paul Murray Kendall, ''Louis XI: The Universal Spider'' (Ne ...

, as ordered by the dying

Louis XI Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (french: le Prudent), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revol ...

. All his family were attached to the Guises, and he had their support, and was appointed Secretary of State at 26 years old (1557). He cultivated the arts and letters; in addition to his duties, he performed from the reign of

Henry II of France Henry II (french: Henri II; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Duchess Claude of Brittany, he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder bro ...

to that of Charles IX. If his career was short, it was no less remarkable for the acts to which he contributed, and to which he attached his name. In 1559, he signed with the usual form: by the Board's view, the power given to the

Duke of Guise Count of Guise and Duke of Guise (pronounced �ɥiz were titles in the French nobility. Originally a seigneurie, in 1417 Guise was erected into a county for René, a younger son of Louis II of Anjou. While disputed by the House of Luxembourg (1 ...

, on behalf of Francis II, after the conspiracy of Amboise, to the Chancellor Olivier, despite written policy, that he had long refused to sign, because it gave the Duke of Guise nothing less than royal power, under the title of lieutenant general of the kingdom. In 1560, Robertet de Fresne, wrote on behalf of Francis II, the letter to the

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on the injunction to get his brother the

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, to come to Orleans. Antoine de Bourbon complied unwisely, since the prince his brother was arrested, as leader of the

conspiracy of Amboise The Amboise conspiracy, also called Tumult of Amboise, was a failed attempt by a Huguenot faction in France to gain control over the young king Francis II and to reverse the policies of the current administration of Francis, Duke of Guise and Cha ...

, and sentenced to death. Florimond II died at the age of 36 years without a child. He spent part of his life at the Chateau de Beauregard, where a painting of his cousin Florimond is displayed in the portrait gallery.

Simon Fizes, baron de Sauves Simon Fizes, baron de Sauves (1535? - 27 November 1579) was a Secretary of State under Charles IX of France, and Henry III of France. Life Originally from the region of Pézenas, he was the son of peasants taught by the church clerk, Jean de Rocol ...

succeeded him in the office of Secretary of State. Colette La Loer married Francois Robertet's older brother Florimont I. She had at least 2 children Jean and Anne Robertet. Jean (grandson of Francis and nephew of Florimont I) married Jeanne Viste with at least 2 children also Florimont II and Mary.''Hommage rendus à la chambre de France et chambre de comptes de Paris, XIV et XVI siècles'' volume III, Paris, Archives Nationales 1985. Pour le fief de Paray-sous-Briailles, Allier en 1538

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