Guillaume Bautru

Guillaume Bautru, comte de Serrant (1588, Angers – 7 March 1665, Paris) was a French satirical poet, court favourite and a protégé and diplomatic agent of cardinal Richelieu.

Guillaume Bautru (1657)

Biography

He was lord of Louvaines, conseiller d'État under Louis XIII and Louis XIV, herald of ambassadors in the king's court, minister plenipotentiary and ambassador to the archduchess of Flanders, and king's envoy to Spain, England and the Duchy of Savoy. He was also one of the founder members of the Académie française, to which he was elected in 1634.

Bautru purchased the Château de Serrant in 1636 and began enlarging it, work which was completed by his son.[1]

gollark: Unwanted death is still bad! Especially when they can just not have it!
gollark: Many people have already been convinced that death is good somehow.
gollark: Certainly!
gollark: People are literally dying for stupid reasons. It's not utopian.
gollark: ?????

References
  1. Château de Serrant – Pays de la Loire
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