Michel Particelli d'Émery, (6 June 1596 in

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– 25 May 1650 in

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), was the son of a banker in

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, originally from an

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family of

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, Italy, who was the counsellor of Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu. A portrait of him was changed by Théophile-Abraham Hamel in order to give a face to

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Champlain's new face

According to Archive's Canada site, Michel Particelli d'Émery's face was used to represent Champlain for more than a century, and is still used by many historians to represent Champlain.

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1596 births 1650 deaths French Ministers of Finance {{KingdomofFrance-stub