Chavigny de La Bretonnière, François de

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1652
Death 1705
French,
French,

Biographical notes:

"Nota" (p. [53]) states that the work is a satire on C.M. Le Tellier, archbishop of Reims, brother of the marquis of Louvois, and that the author, after fleeing to Holland to escape the latter's wrath, was eventually arrested and confined for nearly 30 years in a cage in Mont St. Michel, where he died. According to DBF, Chavigny, a Benedictine friar (b. 1652), was arrested in Brussels after publishing 2 eds. of his satire and imprisioned in the Bastille, Feb. 5, 1685. He was delivered to the Benedictines, who had him confined at Mont St. Michel for 13 years; he was mad on his release in 1698 and died the same year.

From the description of Le cochon mitré : dialogue, M.DC.LXXXIX : manuscript, [ca. 176-?] (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 81669350

Comparison

This is only a preview comparison of Constellations. It will only exist until this window is closed.

  • Added or updated
  • Deleted or outdated

Information

Permalink:
SNAC ID:

Subjects:

  • Animals in human situations

Occupations:

not available for this record

Places:

not available for this record

SNAC Cooperative Logo

Social Networks and Archival Context

SNAC is a discovery service for persons, families, and organizations found within archival collections at cultural heritage institutions.

Sponsors

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Endowment for the Humanities

Hosts

University of Virginia Library
National Archives and Records Administration