Letter of Francis I to the Drogman Janus Bey 28 December 1546 delivered by Aramon

Claude II de l’Aubespine, seigneur de Hauterive et de la Forêt-Thaumieres, baron of Châteauneuf-sur-Loire. (1510 – 11 November 1567) was a French diplomat, and Secretary of State.

Life

From 1537 until 1567 he was one of the four Secretaries of State (ministers managing the government). He was one of the plenipotentiary of France to the

Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis The Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis in April 1559 ended the Italian Wars (1494–1559). It consisted of two separate treaties, one between England and France on 2 April, and another between France and Spain on 3 April. Although he was not a signatory ...

, ending the

Italian War of 1551–1559 The Italian War of 1551–1559 began when Henry II of France declared war against Holy Roman Emperor Charles V with the intent of recapturing parts of Italy and ensuring French, rather than Habsburg, domination of European affairs. The war e ...

. He served as secretary of state to kings Francis I,

Henry II Henry II may refer to: Kings * Saint Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (972–1024), crowned King of Germany in 1002, of Italy in 1004 and Emperor in 1014 *Henry II of England (1133–89), reigned from 1154 *Henry II of Jerusalem and Cyprus (1271–1 ...

, Francis II and Charles IX. He was associated with the

Assembly of Notables An Assembly of Notables () was a group of high-ranking nobles, ecclesiastics, and state functionaries convened by the King of France on extraordinary occasions to consult on matters of state. Assemblymen were prominent men, usually of the aristo ...

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, where he produced an edict of tolerance for reforms (1560) and the "reddition de Bourges" (1562).

Family

Claude de l'Aubespine married Jeanne Bochetel, a daughter of the diplomat Guillaume Bochetel. Her brother Jacques Bochetel de la Forest, was a diplomat in London in the 1560s. Their children included: * Madeleine de L'Aubépine (1546-1596). * Guillaume de l'Aubespine de Châteauneuf (1547-1625), who was a diplomat in London, involved in the affairs of

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was List of Scottish monarchs, Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legit ...

.Estelle Paranque, ''Elizabeth I of England through Valois Eyes'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019), pp. 13-14.

Sources

1510 births 1567 deaths Politicians from Orléans French barons Foreign ministers of France Naval ministers of France Mayors of Tours 16th-century French diplomats Court of Henry II of France {{France-diplomat-stub