Louis Phélypeaux (1598–1681), seigneur de La Vrillière, marquis de Châteauneuf and Tanlay (1678), comte de Saint-Florentin, was a French politician. He was the son of

Raymond Phélypeaux Raymond Phélypeaux, seigneur d'Herbault et de La Vrillière (died 2 May 1629), was a French politician. Raymond Phélypeaux was son of Louis Phélypeaux, lord of La Cave and La Vrillière. His family could be traced back to the 13th century. Hi ...

(†1629), seigneur d'Herbault et de La Vrillière. He was made a

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in 1621, and he was

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from 1629 to 1681. He was also Provost and Master of Ceremonies of the Ordre du Saint-Esprit from 1643 to 1653. He was the father of

Balthazar Phélypeaux Balthazar, or variant spellings, may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Balthazar'' (novel), by Lawrence Durrell, 1958 * ''Balthasar'', an 1889 book by Anatole France * ''Professor Balthazar'', a Croatian animated TV series, 1967-1978 ...

(1638–1700) and grandfather of Louis Phélypeaux (1672–1725). He died in 1681, and is buried in a baroque tomb in the church of Saint Martial of Châteauneuf-sur-Loire.

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