About
Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné (1552-1630) was a French Huguenot writer, poet, and soldier. Engaged from childhood in the Wars of Religion, he fought alongside Henry of Navarre, the future Henry IV, before breaking with him after his conversion to Catholicism. His major work, the epic poem Les Tragiques (1616), depicts Protestant suffering with apocalyptic imagery. He also wrote the Histoire universelle (1616-1618), a chronicle of the Wars of Religion, and satires such as Les Avantures du baron de Faeneste (1617). Proscribed in 1620, he went into exile in Geneva, where he died in 1630. Grandfather of Madame de Maintenon, he was rediscovered in the 19th century by the Romantics.
* 1552-02-08 — † 1630-05-09
Major works
- Les Tragiques (1616)epic poem
- Histoire universelle (1616-1618)historical chronicle
- Les Avantures du baron de Faeneste (1617)satirical dialogue
- Confession catholique du sieur de Sancysatire
Key milestones
- 1552Born at the Château of Saint-Maury, near Pons, France.
- 1620Proscribed, he went into exile in Geneva.
- 1630Died in Geneva on April 29.
Themes
Wars of ReligionProtestant martyrdomApocalypsePolitical satireExile
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