Henri de Buade de Frontenac (1596–1622) was a French aristocrat during the age of
Louis XIII of France
Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown ...
, best known as the father of
Louis de Buade de Frontenac
Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau (; 22 May 162228 November 1698) was a French soldier, courtier, and Governor General of New France in North America from 1672 to 1682, and again from 1689 to his death in 1698. He established a nu ...
, the future Lieutenant General of the colony of
New France
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in North America.
Henri de Buade de Frontenac was born in 1596, son of
Antoine de Buade
Antoine de Buade (c. 1567-1626), seigneur de Frontenac, was a French soldier and diplomat.
Antoine de Buade belonged to an old family that had originated in Guyenne.
In 1555 his father Geoffroy de Buade, lord of the small estate of Frontenac, ...
and Anne de Secondat.
His father, from a family that originated in
Guyenne, was an intimate of King
Henry IV of France
Henry IV (french: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarc ...
As a child Henri de Buade was a playmate of the future king
Louis XIII
Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown ...
. It is said that one day when King Henri IV was in poor health,
he had the two boys stage a fight on his bed to amuse him.
In May 1612 King Louis XIII granted him some land behind the
Louvre Palace
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in Paris, then used only for a hen house,
on which he could build a house.
His father Antoine arranged for Henri to marry Anne Phélypeaux in 1613.
Her father and uncle were
Raymond Phélypeaux
Raymond Phélypeaux, seigneur d'Herbault et de La Vrillière (died 2 May 1629), was a French politician.
Raymond Phélypeaux was son of Louis Phélypeaux, lord of La Cave and La Vrillière.
His family could be traced back to the 13th century.
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and
Paul Phélypeaux
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, both secretaries of state and highly influential men.
His son,
Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau, was born in 1620.
King Louis XIII acted as godfather to the boy, who was named after him.
Henri de Buade became a colonel in the Regiment of Navarre.
He was killed in 1622 during a military campaign.
His heart was removed, sealed in a lead box, and buried in the church at
Palluau.
Henri's son Louis later became Lieutenant General of the colony of
New France
New France (french: Nouvelle-France) was the area colonized by France in North America, beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spai ...
in North America.
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1596 births
1622 deaths
French soldiers
De Buade family