Isaac Arnauld (1566 – 14 October 1617), seigneur de Corbeville, was a member of the

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, a French family which during the 17th century produced several major

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s. He was the younger brother of

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, and his son (also Isaac Arnauld) had a prestigious military career. He was made

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of the

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by Sully. King Henry IV supported his becoming a

surintendant des finances The Superintendent of Finances (french: Surintendant des finances) was the name of the minister in charge of finances in France from 1561 to 1661. The position was abolished in 1661 with the downfall of Nicolas Fouquet, and a new position was cr ...

, shortly before his death. He trained his nephew

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 ...

in financial administration. He created the hôtel de Guémené, now in the

place des Vosges The Place des Vosges (), originally Place Royale, is the oldest planned square in Paris, France. It is located in the ''Marais'' district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris. It was a fashionable ...

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and

traced his portrait in their works.

Sources

Tallemant des Réaux Tallemant may refer to: * François Tallemant l'Aîné *Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux Gédéon Tallemant, Sieur des Réaux (7 November 1619 – 6 November 1692) was a French writer known for his ''Historiettes'', a collection of short biograp ...

. ''Historiettes'', Tome II, p. 374. Troisième édition. Librairie J. Techener, Paris, 1862. * Raymon Baustert, ''La consolation érudite. Huit études sur les sources des lettres de consolation de 1600 à 1650'', p. 248. Gunter Narr Verlag, Tübingen, 2003. . 1566 births 1617 deaths Ancien Régime office-holders {{France-noble-stub