Pierre Brûlart, Lord of Genlis and Crosne ( – 12 April 1608) was a French statesman of the sixteenth century.
Early life
Brûlart was born in into a noble house from St Martin at Blois. He was the son of Noel Brûlart, Lord of Crosne (d. 1557) and Isabeau Bourdin, Lady Chapet (d. 1589).
Career
He was Secretary to the King in 1557, and commandments of Queen
Catherine de' Medici
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in 1564. At the death of
Florimond III Robertet d'Alluye, King
Charles IX appointed him Secretary of State from 8 June 1569, serving until 1588, including under Charles IX's successor,
Henri III.
He was at the king's marriage with
Elizabeth of Austria. He read the contract and signed the ratification.
Personal life
On 10 September 1571, he married Madeleine Chevalier (d. ). Together, they were the parents of:
* Gilles Brûlart, Lord of Genlis, Crosne, Abbécourt and Triel, Marizelle, Bichancourt, Bac, Arblincourt, etc., Bailiff of Chauny,
Gentleman Ordinary of the King's Chamber, Dean of the King's Councillors at the Council of State; he married Anne de Halluin, a daughter of Charles, Lord of Piennes, Marquis of Maignelais, and Anne Chabot. After her death in 1607, he married Claude Aux-Epaules, a daughter of François, Lord of Pisy, and Gabrielle de Laval, Marquise of Nesle.
* Charles "Leon" Brûlart (d. 1649), canon of the
Cathedral of Paris, advisor to the Parliament, Abbot of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de
Neauphle-le-Vieux and
Joyenval, Prior of Léon, advisor to the Parliament, diplomat for Father Joseph,
Ambassador at Venice and at the
Diet of Regensburg in 1640, Advisor then Dean of the Council of State.
* Peter Brûlart, Abbot of Saint Martin d'Autun in
Burgundy
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and of
Joyenval, advisor to the Grand Council.
* Nicolas Brûlart (d. 1659), Lord of Broussin and Boulay, Baron of Orsonville, Poligny, Roussières and Souppes,
chamberlain of
Gaston, Duke of Orléans
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, Captain of a Cavalry Company in Holland; married Marie Cerisier, widow of Pierre Brulart, Lord of Vaux.
* Louis-Roger Brûlart (d. 1646), who married Madeleine
Colbert, daughter of Oudard Colbert and cousin of Minister
Jean-Baptiste Colbert.
* Magdalena Brûlart, who married François Robertet, chevalier, Lord and Baron d'Alluye, Bury and Corus.
* Nicolas Brûlart (d. 1659)
* Mary Brûlart (d. 1631), who married François de Mailloc, Lord and Baron of Mailloc, in 1587. After his death, she married François de Raveton, Lord of Chauvigny.
* Elizabeth Brûlart, a nun at
Saint-Antoine-des-Champs in Paris.
The Lord of Genlis died on 12 April 1608.
References
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1530s births
1608 deaths
People from the County of Blois
Brûlart family
Foreign ministers of France
16th-century French diplomats