Charles Ancillon (July 28, 1659 - July 5, 1715) was a French jurist and diplomat. Ancillon was born in Metz into a distinguished family of Huguenots. His father, David Ancillon (1617-1692), was obliged to leave France on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and became pastor of the French Protestant community in Berlin. Ancillon studied law at Marburg, Geneva, and Paris, where he was called to the bar. At the request of the Huguenots at Metz, … Wikipedia
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