Paul Hay du Chastelet

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Biography

Du Chastelet was born at Laval, a member of the ancient house of Hay in Brittany. He became a councillor in 1616 and Advocate-General of the Parliament of Brittany in 1618.

References

  • "Paul Hay du Chastelet", in Louis Gabriel Michaud, Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne : histoire par ordre alphabétique de la vie publique et privée de tous les hommes avec la collaboration de plus de 300 savants et littérateurs français ou étrangers, 2nd edition, 1843–1865

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