Claude Bazin de Bezons (; 1617 – 20 March 1684) was a French lawyer,

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, and second holder of l' Académie française, seat 1.

Biography

Bazin de Bezons was born in

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. His grandfather, Claude Bazin, married Marie Chanterel in 1580 and was knighted by

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in 1611, giving him the Lordship of

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. Claude Bazin de Bezons eventually became an attorney at the ''

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'', a high French court put in place to rule on contentious legal matters. In 1643, he was elected member of the Académie française, and eventually became its oldest member. He served as the '' intendant'' (royal administrative head) of justice, police, and finance in

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, and then

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from 1654 to 1674, during which he was also commissioned to direct the reorganization of the

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and Montpellier. After returning to Paris, he was named to the '' Conseil d'État'' (Council of State). He only left a few brief written works, including some speeches and rants, as well as a translation of the Peace of Prague between Ferdinand II and the Prince-Elector of Saxony in 1635.

Children

Claude Bazin de Bezons was the father of: * (died 1700), Magistrate *

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(1646–1733),

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* Suzanne (1648–1699) married Louis Le Blanc, mother of Secretary of State for War Claude Le Blanc * (1654–1721),

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and

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References

Biography from l'Académie française, in French
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