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Marin De La Vallée
Marin de la Vallée, bourgeois de Paris, ''juré du Roy en l'office de massonnerye'', ''architecte des bastiments de la Royne mère'', (c. 1560 in Paris, died in May 1655 in Paris) was a 16th/17th-century French architect (master mason). His father Jean II de la Vallée and his grandfather Jean I, also a Parisian, were already master masons in Paris. In 1591, Marin de la Vallée married in Paris Jeanne Morissaut, who died in 1646, daughter of Pierre Morissaut and Olive Sollé. Legacy Marin de la Vallée is better known in retrospect thanks to the international reputation of his descendants who settled in Sweden as architects to the king. Eight adult children, four sons and four daughters are mentioned: * Marin de la Vallée (the younger). After studying theology he became a "bachelor prebster of the Faculty of Theology" and parish priest of Pathay. * A son, also an architect and master mason in Paris. * A son, master mason in Paris. None of them achieved fame in their art. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand Jean Du Plessis De Richelieu
Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu (9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), commonly known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a French Catholic prelate and statesman who had an outsized influence in civil and religious affairs. He became known as the Red Eminence (), a term derived from the style of Eminence applied to cardinals and their customary red robes. Consecrated a bishop in 1607, Richelieu was appointed Foreign Secretary in 1616. He continued to rise through the hierarchy of both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a cardinal in 1622 and chief minister to King Louis XIII of France in 1624. He retained that office until his death in 1642, when he was succeeded by Cardinal Jules Mazarin, whose career the cardinal had fostered. Richelieu became engaged in a bitter dispute with Marie de Médici, the king's mother, and formerly his close ally. Richelieu sought to consolidate royal power and restrained the power of the nobility in order to transfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1560s Births
Year 156 ( CLVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silvanus and Augurinus (or, less frequently, year 909 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 156 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place America * The La Mojarra Stela 1 is produced in Mesoamerica. By topic Religion * The heresiarch Montanus first appears in Ardaban (Mysia). Births * Dong Zhao, Chinese official and minister (d. 236) * Ling of Han, Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty (d. 189) * Pontianus of Spoleto, Christian martyr and saint (d. 175) * Zhang Zhao, Chinese general and politician (d. 236) * Zhu Zhi, Chinese general and politician (d. 224) Deaths * Marcus Gavius Maximus, Roman praetorian prefect * Zhang Daoling, Chinese Taoist master (b. AD 34 AD 34 ( XXXIV) was a common y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th-century French Architects
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCI), to December 31, 1700 (MDCC). It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, the French '' Grand Siècle'' dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, the world's first public company and megacorporation known as the Dutch East India Company, and according to some historians, the General Crisis. From the mid-17th century, European politics were increasingly dominated by the Kingdom of France of Louis XIV, where royal power was solidified domestically in the civil war of the Fronde. The semi-feudal territorial French nobility was weakened and subjugated to the power of an absolute monarchy through the reinvention of the Palace of Versailles from a hunting lodge to a gilded prison, in which a greatly expande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th-century French Architects
The 16th century began with the Julian year 1501 (represented by the Roman numerals MDI) and ended with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 (MDC), depending on the reckoning used (the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582). The Renaissance in Italy and Europe saw the emergence of important artists, authors and scientists, and led to the foundation of important subjects which include accounting and political science. Copernicus proposed the heliocentric universe, which was met with strong resistance, and Tycho Brahe refuted the theory of celestial spheres through observational measurement of the 1572 appearance of a Milky Way supernova. These events directly challenged the long-held notion of an immutable universe supported by Ptolemy and Aristotle, and led to major revolutions in astronomy and science. Galileo Galilei became a champion of the new sciences, invented the first thermometer and made substantial contributions in the fields of phy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean De La Vallée
Jean de la Vallée ( – 12 March 1696) was a Swedish architect. Biography Born in France, he was the son of architect Simon de la Vallée (–1642). He made early trips in France and Italy where he studied the new baroque forms of architecture. In 1637, he came to Sweden with his father Simon who was killed by a Swedish nobleman in 1642. The father had started the planning of the House of Knights in Stockholm, and in 1660 his son finished his father's work. Prior to this, Jean de la Vallée had planned two major churches in central Stockholm, Katarina kyrka in 1656 and Hedvig Eleonora Church in 1658. In 1646, he received a royal scholarship for three years and began an international trip to study architecture. The journey went over the Netherlands to Paris where he arrived in August 1646. It continued to Italy and Rome, which he first left in the spring of 1650. He also worked on the commission of many noblemen. For Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie he planned the remodelin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De La Vallée Family
The de la Vallée family is a family of Swedish architects of French origin who was ennobled in Sweden. Their ancestor is the Parisian architect Marin de la Vallée. Members of this family * Marin de la Vallée, an architect in Paris, 16th century. * Simon de la Vallée, Marin's son, born about 1590 in Paris, died November 28, 1642, was a Swedish-French architect. * Jean de la Vallée Jean de la Vallée ( – 12 March 1696) was a Swedish architect. Biography Born in France, he was the son of architect Simon de la Vallée (–1642). He made early trips in France and Italy where he studied the new baroque forms of architect ..., Simon's son, born in 1624 in France, died March 9, 1696, in Stockholm, Sweden, was an architect, French by birth, but who lived and worked in Sweden * Christoffer de la Vallée, son of Jean, born in 1661 in Stockholm, died in 1700 in Narva, Swedish architect and engineer. Sources *Tord O:son Nordberg, ''De la Vallée: en arkitektfamilj i Frankr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Babelon
Jean-Pierre Babelon (17 November 1931 – 2 February 2024) was a French historian. Biography Born in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, Babelon was the son of historian Jean Babelon and the grandson of historian Ernest Babelon. He graduated from the École Nationale des Chartes in 1950 with a thesis titled ''La demeure parisienne sous Henri IV et Louis XIII''. He then became an assistant archivist for the and subsequently studied at the École du Louvre. The majority of his career was spent at the Archives Nationales as a curator for the Musée des Archives Nationales. In addition to his research, he was a senior lecturer at the École pratique des hautes études with a particular focus on the French Wars of Religion. From 1989 to 1996, he curated the Palace of Versailles museum. He joined the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in 1992 and served as its president in 2001, succeeding Philippe Contamine and preceding Jean Richard. He was responsible for the curation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie De' Medici
Marie de' Medici (; ; 26 April 1575 – 3 July 1642) was Queen of France and Navarre as the second wife of King Henry IV. Marie served as regent of France between 1610 and 1617 during the minority of her son Louis XIII. Her mandate as regent legally expired in 1614, when her son reached the age of majority, but she refused to resign and continued as regent until she was removed by a coup in 1617. Marie was a member of the powerful House of Medici in the branch of the grand dukes of Tuscany. Her family's wealth inspired Henry IV to choose Marie as his second wife after his divorce from his previous wife, Margaret of Valois. The assassination of her husband in 1610, which occurred the day after her coronation, caused her to act as regent for her son, Louis XIII, until 1614, when he officially attained his legal majority, but as the head of the ''Conseil du Roi'', she retained the power. Noted for her ceaseless political intrigues at the French court, her extensive artisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palais-Royal
The Palais-Royal () is a former French royal palace located on Rue Saint-Honoré in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The screened entrance court faces the Place du Palais-Royal, opposite the Louvre Palace, Louvre. Originally called the Palais-Cardinal, it was built for Cardinal Richelieu from about 1633 to 1639 by architect Jacques Lemercier. Richelieu bequeathed it to Louis XIII, before Louis XIV gave it to his younger brother, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans. As the succeeding Duke of Orléans, Dukes of Orléans made such extensive alterations over the years, almost nothing remains of Lemercier's original design. The Palais-Royal is now the seat of the Ministry of Culture (France), Ministry of Culture, the Conseil d'État (France), Conseil d'État and the Constitutional Council (France), Constitutional Council. The central Palais-Royal Garden (Jardin du Palais-Royal) serves as a public park; its arcade houses shops. History Palais-Cardinal Originally called the Palais-Cardinal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourgeois De Paris
A bourgeois of Paris was traditionally a member of one of the corporations or guilds that existed under the Ancien Régime. According to Article 173 of the Custom of Paris, a bourgeois had to possess a domicile in Paris as a tenant or owner for at least a year and a day. This qualification was also required for public offices such as provost of the merchants, alderman or consul, but unlike the bourgeois or citizens of other free cities, Parisians did not need letters of bourgeoisie to prove their status. A bourgeois of Paris had privileges as well as duties. While they were exempt from paying the taille, they were required to pay the city taxes, contribute to a public charity, arm themselves at their own expense, and join the urban militia. Definition According to article 173 (previously 129) of the Custom of Paris, the "right of the Bourgeoisie" can be attained in Paris by any person "living and residing there for a year and a day." "Living and residing" meant having a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Thiriot
Jean Thiriot (1590 – 24 January 1649) was a 17th-century French architect active under the order of Louis XIII. Youth Jean Thiriot was born at Vignot in Lorraine. He worked with his father, as a stonemason in the quarries of Euville, a neighbouring village. In 1616, at the age of 26, he had to face the death of his father and left for Paris, feeling in him special aptitudes for construction. Arrival in Paris His beginnings were difficult, and he was forced to work for an entrepreneur as a stonemason. What he had once learned from his father was very useful to him and he took advantage of it to perfect himself. In 1611, Queen Marie de' Medici had bought the Luxembourg hotel wishing to build a palace there according to the plans of the one her father lived in at Florence. She entrusted the work to her architect, Salomon de Brosse. The latter then called on all construction workers likely to be able to help him in his task. Jean Thiriot saw in it a formidable opportunity to ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
