Jean Budé (1425 - Paris, 28 February 1500 or 1501) was a royal counselor of
Louis XI, man of letters, and a bibliophile with an exceptionally rich library. While in the service of the king, Jean was sent to Burgundy shortly after the death of
Charles the Bold on 5 January 1477. He delivered confirmation of the privileges of the city of
Dijon.
In 1464 he married Catherine Picart (died 1506).
[Peter G. Bietenholz and Thomas Brian Deutscher, eds., ''Contemporaries of Erasmus: A Biographical Register of the Renaissance and Reformation'' (Toronto; Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, 1985), 217.] Their children included
Guillaume Budé (1467–1540), the celebrated humanist, and
Louis Budé Louis may refer to:
* Louis (coin)
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewi ...
, canon of the cathedral chapter of
Troyes
Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to ...
and later
archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that o ...
there.
References
1425 births
1500s deaths
Collectors from Paris
French Renaissance humanists
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