French Exile Poet, Soldier and Essayist. After a Jesuit education at the College de Clermont, he attended College d'Harcourt in Paris as a law student. He joined the military and saw action in the Thirty Years' War. While in the service, he studied the philosopher Montaigne. During the French civil wars, he remained a royalist and was given a very profitable command by the duke of Candale. Unfortunately, he was caught up in the Fouquet scandal, forcing him to flee, settling in England. He would not return again to his native country except for burial. Saint-Evremond did not publish during his lifetime. In 1705, two volumes of his writings were publishing in London. His best work is considered to be "Conversation du Marechal d'Hocquincourt avec le pere Canaye." His correspondence was printed in 1752. In addition, his works encompass philosophical writings, prose, and essays and plays.
French Exile Poet, Soldier and Essayist. After a Jesuit education at the College de Clermont, he attended College d'Harcourt in Paris as a law student. He joined the military and saw action in the Thirty Years' War. While in the service, he studied the philosopher Montaigne. During the French civil wars, he remained a royalist and was given a very profitable command by the duke of Candale. Unfortunately, he was caught up in the Fouquet scandal, forcing him to flee, settling in England. He would not return again to his native country except for burial. Saint-Evremond did not publish during his lifetime. In 1705, two volumes of his writings were publishing in London. His best work is considered to be "Conversation du Marechal d'Hocquincourt avec le pere Canaye." His correspondence was printed in 1752. In addition, his works encompass philosophical writings, prose, and essays and plays.
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