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Pierre Brûlart, Marquis de Sillery, Viscount Puisieux, Baron Grand Pressigny (1583 – 22 April 1640) served
Pierre Brûlart was born in 1583, son of Nicolas Brûlart, marquis de Sillery, 1544–1624 and Claude Prudhomme. His father was combined Secretary of State for War & Foreign Affairs from 1606 to 1616 and Chancellor of France 1607 to 1624.
In 1613, his first wife, Magdalena de Neufville, died childless; his second marriage was to Charlotte d'Estampes (ca. 1597–1677) in 1615. They had seven children who survived to adulthood; Charlotte 1619–1697, Roger Louis 1619–1691, Nicolas (died after 1677), Claude, Marie Eléonor (died 1687), Françoise and Eléonor Adam (died 1699).
As was then common, only Charlotte and Roger Louis married and the other five entered religious orders. Marie Eléonor became
Louis XIII
Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown ...
as joint Minister of Foreign Affairs and War from 1617 to 1626.
Life
Pierre Brûlart was born in 1583, son of Nicolas Brûlart, marquis de Sillery, 1544–1624 and Claude Prudhomme. His father was combined Secretary of State for War & Foreign Affairs from 1606 to 1616 and Chancellor of France 1607 to 1624.
In 1613, his first wife, Magdalena de Neufville, died childless; his second marriage was to Charlotte d'Estampes (ca. 1597–1677) in 1615. They had seven children who survived to adulthood; Charlotte 1619–1697, Roger Louis 1619–1691, Nicolas (died after 1677), Claude, Marie Eléonor (died 1687), Françoise and Eléonor Adam (died 1699).
As was then common, only Charlotte and Roger Louis married and the other five entered religious orders. Marie Eléonor became Abbess
An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female superior of a community of Catholic nuns in an abbey.
Description
In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Copt ...
of the Benedictine
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convent founded at Avenay by Bertha of Val d'Or
Bertha of Val d'Or (birth unknown, death c. 690), was an abbess, virgin, and martyr, and is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as a saint. Her husband was Gombert, Lord of Champenois, who was a nobleman and member of the royal family of Fran ...
at the end of the sixth century CE. One of the most prestigious religious institutions in Champagne
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, this was testimony to the family's status; it was so popular, limits were placed on the numbers accepted.
He died in April 1640 and was buried in the Chapelle du Sacré-Cœur, built in Marines
Marines, or naval infantry, are typically a military force trained to operate in littoral zones in support of naval operations. Historically, tasks undertaken by marines have included helping maintain discipline and order aboard the ship (refle ...
by his father.Anselme de Saint Marie, p. 527
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