Nicolas Brûlart de Sillery explained

Birth Date:1544
Death Date:1 October 1624
Office:Chancellor of France
Term Start:10 September 1607
Term End:1 October 1624
Predecessor:Pomponne de Bellièvre
Successor:Étienne I d'Aligre

Nicolas Brûlart, marquis de Sillery (1544 – 1 October 1624) was a French nobleman who served as Keeper of the Seals and Chancellor of France.

Early life

He was son of Pierre Brûlart, seigneur de Berny, and Marie Cauchon, dame de Sillery et de Puisieux.

Personal life

He married Claude Prudhomme on 24 November 1574 and had five daughters and two sons, including Pierre Brûlart, marquis de Sillery, who was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 24 April 1617 to 11 March 1626.

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