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Raimond de Beccarie de Pavie, baron (Seigneur) de Fourquevaux was a French soldier, politician, and diplomat. The baron de Fourquevaux was born in
Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...
on 29 September 1508. He held many posts in the French government of the time, including that of the governor of
Narbonne Narbonne (, also , ; oc, Narbona ; la, Narbo ; Late Latin:) is a commune in Southern France in the Occitanie region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It is located about from the shores of the ...
, an Ambassador to Spain, and as a
Capitoul The ''capitouls'', sometimes anglicized as ''capitols'', were the chief magistrates of the commune of Toulouse, France, during the late Middle Ages and early Modern period. Their council and rule was known as the ''Capitoulate'' (frenc ...
of Toulouse. He was known as Raymond Beccaria, Raymond de Rouer, and Raimond de Beccarie de Pavie. He was the author of ''Instructions sur le faict de la Guerre'' (Paris: Michel Vascosan pour Galliot du Pré, 1548). De Fourquevaux died in
Narbonne Narbonne (, also , ; oc, Narbona ; la, Narbo ; Late Latin:) is a commune in Southern France in the Occitanie region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It is located about from the shores of the ...
on 4 July 1574. Extracts in English translation
Beatrice Heuser Beatrice Heuser (born 15 March 1961 in Bangkok), is an historian and political scientist. She holds the chair of International Relations at the University of Glasgow. Heuser has a B.A. in History from Bedford College, a M.A. in International Hi ...
: ''The Strategy Makers: Thoughts on War and Society from Machiavelli to Clausewitz'' (Santa Monica, CA: Greenwood/Praeger, 2010), pp. 32–49


Bibliography

* * * * * * DOUAIS, Célestin, ''Lettres de Charles IX à M. de Fourquevaux ambassadeur en Espagne (1565-1572)'', Paris, A. Picard, 1897, 1 volume, 443 pages, éditées à partir des copies réalisées par Villeroy (ms. Fr. 16103) et les originaux du château de Fourquevaux. *DOUAIS, Célestin, ''Une importante correspondance du seizième siècle : le baron de Fourquevaux'', Paris, Alphonse Picard (Toulouse, Édouard Privat), 1891. * * *RIBERA, Jean-Michel, ''Diplomatie et espionnage : les ambassadeurs du roi de France auprès de Philippe II du traité de Cateau-Cambrésis, 1559, à la mort de Henri II'', 1589, Paris, Honoré Champion Éditeur, 2007. *TETEL, Marcel, « De l’auteur des "Instructions sur le faict de la guerre", in Louis Terreaux, éd., ''Culture et pouvoir au temps de l’Humanisme et de la Renaissance, Actes du Congrès Marguerite de Savoie'' – Annecy, Chambéry,Turin 29 avril-4 mai 1974, Paris, Champion, Genève, Slatkine, 1978, pp. 271–284.


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