Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, French writer (born 1589)

Robert Arnauld d'Andilly

French conseiller d'État and writer (1589–1674)

Robert Arnauld d’Andilly was a French conseiller d’État, specialising in financial questions, in the court of Marie de' Medici. By the elegance of his language, he was among the major poets, writers and translators of 17th century French classicism. A fervent Catholic, he played…