Simon Vouet

Simon Vouet

male, deceased (1649)
Simon Vouet (January 9 1590 - June 30 1649) was the French painter and draftsman who helped introduce the Italian Baroque style to France. A French...
D'Artagnan

D'Artagnan

male, deceased (1673)
Charles de Batz-Castelmore, Comte d'Artagnan served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard and died at the Siege of Maastricht in the...
Jacques Lemercier

Jacques Lemercier

male, deceased (1654)
Jacques Lemercier was a French architect and engineer, one of the influential trio that included Louis Le Vau and François Mansart who formed the c...
Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

male, deceased (2007)
Jean-Pierre Cassel was a French actor, born in Paris. The son of a doctor father and opera singer mother, Cassel was discovered by Gene Kelly as he...
Jules Cardinal Mazarin

Jules Cardinal Mazarin

male, deceased (1661)
Jules Mazarin, born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino (July 14 1602 - March 9 1661) was an accomplished Italian politician who served as the chief minister...

François de la Rochefoucauld

male, deceased (1645)
François de la Rochefoucauld was a French Cardinal and an "important figure in the French Counter Reformation church". He was one of four sons of C...
Vincent Voiture

Vincent Voiture

male, deceased (1648)
Vincent Voiture, French poet, was the son of a rich merchant of Amiens. He was introduced by a schoolfellow, the count Claude d'Avaux, to Gaston,...

Claude Mollet

male
Claude Mollet, "premier jardinier du Roy"-first gardener in fact to three French kings, Henri IV, Louis XIII and the young Louis XIV-was a member...
Jean Guiton

Jean Guiton

male, deceased (1654)
Jean Guiton was born in La Rochelle where he followed the occupation of ship-owner. He became mayor of La Rochelle and, during the siege of the...
Louis, Dauphin Of France

Louis, Dauphin Of France

male, deceased (1711)
Louis, Dauphin of France (known as The Great Dauphin, "le Grand Dauphin" in French) (1 November, 1661 - 14 April, 1711) was the eldest son and heir...