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Pierre Séguier, French politician, Lord Chancellor of France (died 1672)

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Pierre Séguier

French statesman (1588–1672)

Pierre Séguier was a French statesman who was the chancellor of France from 1635.
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Chancellor of France

Head of the judiciary of Ancien-era France

The Chancellor of France, also known as the Grand Chancellor or Lord Chancellor, was the officer of state responsible for the judiciary of the Kingdom of France. The Chancellor was responsible for seeing that royal decrees were enrolled and registered by the sundry parlements,…
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