Antoine de Buade (c. 1567-1626), seigneur de Frontenac, was a French soldier and diplomat.
Antoine de Buade belonged to an old family that had originated in
Guyenne
Guyenne or Guienne ( , ; ) was an old French province which corresponded roughly to the Roman province of '' Aquitania Secunda'' and the Catholic archdiocese of Bordeaux.
Name
The name "Guyenne" comes from ''Aguyenne'', a popular transform ...
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In 1555 his father Geoffroy de Buade, lord of the small estate of
Frontenac, had entered the service of
Antoine of Navarre
Antoine (, , 22 April 1518 – 17 November 1562), sometimes called Antoine of Bourbon, was King of Navarre from 1555 until his death in 1562 as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Jeanne III. He was the first monarch of the House of Bourbon, of whi ...
, governor of Guyenne.
His mother was Anne de Carbonniere.
At a young age Antoine de Buade entered the service of Antoine of Navarre's son
Henri of Navarre, later to become Henri IV of France, as a personal equerry.
The two men became close friends, and Antoine would accompany Henri on his amorous adventures.
Antoine de Buade married Anne de Secondat in 1583.
In 1594 he was appointed governor of the castle of
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Germain-en-Laye () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. ...
.
He assisted in negotiating the marriage of Henri IV to
Marie de' Medici
Marie de' Medici (; ; 26 April 1575 – 3 July 1642) was Queen of France and Navarre as the second wife of King Henry IV. Marie served as regent of France between 1610 and 1617 during the minority of her son Louis XIII. Her mandate as rege ...
in 1600.
In 1605 Antoine de Buade was master of the queen's house and master of the waters and forests of
Laye.
He was said to be avaricious, lending money at high rates of interest.
Thus in 1606 he acquired the estate of
Palluau by foreclosing on a mortgage.
In 1607 this fief was made a barony.
In 1609 Antoine de Buade sold the
Château de Pontchartrain and its estates to
Paul Phélypeaux, secretary to Queen Marie de' Medici.
Antoine's son
Henri de Buade (1596–1622) was a playmate of the future king
Louis XIII
Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.
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Antoine arranged for Henri to marry Anne Phélypeaux in 1613.
Her father and uncle were
Raymond Phélypeaux and Paul Phélypeaux, both secretaries of state and highly influential men.
Antoine de Buade was made a Knight of the Order of Saint Esprit in 1619.
In 1622 Louis XIII made the barony of Palluau a county.
Henri de Buade was killed in 1622 during a military campaign.
Antoine de Buade de Frontenac died four years later.
Henri's son
Louis de Buade de Frontenac
Louis may refer to:
People
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
Other uses
* Louis (coin), a French coin
* HMS Louis, HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
Se ...
later became Lieutenant General of the colony of
New France
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in North America.
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1560s births
1626 deaths
16th-century French diplomats
De Buade family