Maximilien de Béthune, 1st Prince of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent, Count of Muret and Villebon, Viscount of Meaux (13 December 1560 - 22 December 1641) was a nobleman, soldier, statesman, and counselor of King Henry IV of France.Historians emphasize Sully's role in building a strong centralized administrative system in France using coercion and highly effective new administrative. Maximilien de Béthune, duke de Sully (born Dec. 13, 1560, Mantes, France—died Dec. 22, 1641, Villebon) French statesman who, as the trusted minister of King Henry IV, substantially contributed to the rehabilitation of France after the Wars of Religion (1562-98).. The son of François de Béthune, Baron de Rosny, he was brought up as a Huguenot and was sent at an early age to the court of.
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Famille Maximilien de Béthune, duc de Sully. École française, musée des beaux-arts de Blois, XVI e siècle. Né le 13 décembre 1559 [1] au château de Rosny-sur-Seine, il descend de la Maison de Béthune, originaire de l'Artois et appartient à la branche cadette, peu fortunée et calviniste (les Béthune-Locres), apparentée aux comtes de Flandre (voir plus bas la partie Généalogie [2]). The House of Bethune ( French: Maison de Béthune pronounced [mɛzɔ̃ də betyn]) is a French noble house from the province of Artois in the north of France whose proven filiation dates back to Guillaume de Béthune who made his will in 1213. This family became extinct in 1807 with Maximilien-Alexandre de Béthune, Duke of Sully (1784-1807). Maximilien de Béthune, Baron of Rosny and Duke of Sully, became a close companion of Henri de Navarre at a very early age. He became his most valuable adviser and his government minister.. Renée de France, the second daughter of Louis XII, married the duc de Ferrara, Hercule d'Este. She protected members of the reformed faith, both in. Maximilien de Béthune Sully, duc de (mäksēmēlyăN´ də bātün´ dük də sülē´), 1560-1641, French statesman.Born and reared a Protestant, he fought in the Wars of Religion under the Huguenot leader Henry of Navarre (later King Henry IV of France). Before 1606 he was known as baron de Rosny. Appointed to the finance commission in 1596, he became sole superintendent of finances in 1598.
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1er duc de SullyCastle of Sully-sur-Loire. Maximilien de Béthune (1559-1641), 1st Duke of Sully. Maximilien de Béthune, 1st Duke of Sully and chief minister of King Henri IV, was the most diligent of the castle's owners where its layout and fittings are concerned. In fact, the Great Sully spent part of his vast fortune adapting it to his. other name: (Duc de) Sully Details individual; military/naval; politician/statesman; French; Male. Life dates 1560-1641. Biography Soldier, statesman; French Protestant, faithful follower and friend of Henri IV (q.v.), who appointed him superintendant of finances (1598) with successful results, restoring prosperity to France after the disorders. 1611: Six months after the assassination of Henry IV (14 May 1610), the Duke of Sully progressively resigns from all his posts. 1638: The Royal Savings (Les Oeconomies Royales), the Duke of Sully's memoirs, are printed in Sully-sur-Loire Castle. 1641: The Duke of Sully dies in Villebon Castle (Eure-et-Loir) at the age of 82. Maximilien de Béthune, Marquis of Rosny, Duke of Sully, was a close associate of Henri of Navarre from an early age. His father introduced him to Henri of Navarre in July 1572. He was a protestant and, on 24th August 1572, he escaped the St Bartholomew's night massacre. In February 1576, Henri of Navarre, later Henri IV, retained at court.
Mémoires de Maximilien de Béthune, duc de Sully, principal ministre de Henry le Grand. Mis en
SULLY, MAXIMILIEN DE BÉTHUNE, Duc de (1560-1641), French statesman, was born at the château of Rosny near Mantes, on the 13th of December 1560, of a noble family of Flemish descent. His father, François de Béthune, baron de Rosny, (1532-1575), was the son of Jean de Béthune, to whom in 1529 his wife Anne de Melun brought as part of her. Henry was fortunate in this connection to have the services of Maximilien de Béthune, duc de Sully, who was admitted to the king's financial council in 1596. Sully at once embarked upon a series of provincial tours, enforcing the repayment of royal debts, thereby increasing the king's revenues. He also provided the first real statements of.
once as a di nner gues t at Sully's home (ibid., 327-3 28), but never thereaf ter. e Duc de Boui llon is mentioned as h aving tau nted Sully i n his youth, a nd emerges i n severa l places a s. Mémoires du Duc de Sully by Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de, 1559-1641. Publication date 1822 Topics Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610, Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610, France -- History -- Henry IV, 1589-1610, France Publisher Paris : E. Ledoux Collection europeanlibraries Book from the collections of Oxford University
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Maximilien de Béthune, first Duke of Sully (13 December 1560 - 22 December 1641) was the doughty soldier, French minister, staunch Huguenot and faithful right-hand man who assisted Henry IV of France in the rule of France. He was born at the Château de Rosny near Mantes-la-Jolie into a branch of the House of Bethune, a noble family originating in Artois, and was brought up in the Reformed. Maximilien de Béthune, first Duke of Sully (13 December 1560 - 22 December 1641) was the doughty soldier, French minister, staunch Huguenot and faithful right-hand man who assisted Henry IV of France in the rule of France. Early years. He was born at the Château de Rosny near Mantes-la-Jolie into a branch of the House of Bethune, a noble.
