Pierre Richardot (c.1575–1628) was the 61st

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of St Willibrord's Abbey,

Echternach Echternach (, ; or locally ) is a commune with town status in the canton of Echternach, in eastern Luxembourg. Echternach lies near the border with Germany, and is the oldest town in Luxembourg. History The town grew around the Abbey of Echt ...

. He was the son of

Jean Richardot Jean Grusset dict Richardot, knight (1540 – 3 September 1609) was a statesman and diplomat from the Franche-Comté, who held high political office during the Dutch Revolt and played an important role in restoring Habsburg rule in the South ...

, president of the Brussels Privy Council, and Anne Courcol de Baillencourt. Born in

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, he studied Theology at the University of Leuven and entered the

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in his native city. In 1607 Richardot was named abbot of Echternach. His abbacy was overshadowed by the need to economise to pay off the debts run up to ransom his predecessor, Johannes Bertelius, who had been kidnapped by Dutch freebooters. He died on 24 February 1628 and was buried near the high altar in the abbey church.Auguste Neyen, ''Biographie luxembourgeoise'', vol. 2 (Luxembourg, 1861), 81–82. During Richardot's tenure as abbot he made a manuscript written by his medieval predecessor Thiofrid of Echternach available for publication, as ''Flores epitaphii sanctorum'' (Luxembourg, 1619).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Richardot, Pierre 1575 births 1628 deaths Abbots of Echternach 17th-century Christian abbots