Duke Pierre de la Place (ca. 1520,

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– 25 August 1572,

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) was a French

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martyr, who died a few days after the 1572

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of the Huguenots. According to

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Josué de la Place Josué de la Place (also, Josua or Joshua Placeus; c. 1596 – 17 August 1665 or possibly 1655) was a Reformed theologian who was born at Saumur, France. He is known as the originator of the "mediate view" of the imputation of sin, whereby ori ...

and the great-great-great-grandfather of eighteenth century writer and

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Pierre-Antoine de La Place, the first French translator of

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Works

*''Paraphrase de quelques titres des Institutes'', Paris, 1542. * *Treatise ''De la vocation et manière de vivre à laquelle chacun est appelé'', Paris, 1561 and 1574. *Treatise ''Du droit usage de la philosophie morale avec la doctrine chrétienne'', Paris, 1562 and Leyde, 1658. *''Commentaires de l’état de la religion et de la république sous les rois Henri & François seconds & Charles neuvième'' (in 7 editions), 1565 (translated in Latin in 2 volumes in 1575-77 and inserted in ''Mémoires sur l’histoire de France''). *Treatise ''De l’excellence de l’homme chrétien et manière de le connaître'', 1572 (or 1575?), published by P. de Farnace. *''Discours politiques sur la voie d’entrer dûment aux États et manière de constamment s’y maintenir et gouverner'' (adapted from "De la vocation et manière de vivre à laquelle chacun est appelé"), English translation, London, 1578.

References

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