Michel de l'Hospital

Margaret Harp (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Ed. by Robert J. Hudson, Brigham Young University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.02: French Writing and Culture in the Renaissance, 1400-1600.
Vol. editors: Robert J. Hudson (Brigham Young University), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), Phillip John Usher (New York University), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

Dates

Born c. 1504
Died 15 Mar 1573
Activity 1537-1570

Places

Active in France

Activities

Primary

Statesman

Other

Humanist
Lawyer/ Barrister/ Solicitor

Resources

De l'Hospital's Works

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Michel de l’Hospital, Chancellor of France (June 1560–1568), was both a Reformist minded political figure and a humanist. He was well known for his literary works and was the principal public voice of compromise and moderation during the French Religious Wars. He is commemorated in contemporary poems and essays as a learned scholar.

L’Hospital was born in Auvergne, sometime between 1504 and 1507. His father, Charles de l’Hospital, was a doctor who served several different dukes of Bourbon, most notably Charles de Bourbon, the Connétable de Bourbon and commander of the royal army. When the Connétable chose to switch allegiance to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, the elder l’Hospital accompanied him in exile to Italy. Michel de l’Hospital followed his father to Padua and

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Citation: Harp, Margaret. "Michel de l'Hospital". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 07 March 2018 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14066, accessed 22 November 2024.]