About Bernard de Girard Haillan
Lived 1535 – 1610 (aged 74–75). Bernard de Girard Haillan was a French historian and translator.
Bernard de Girard Haillan (c.1535–1610) was a French historian.
Biography He was born in Bordeaux and occupied a number of political offices before Charles IX appointed him historiographer of France. He was confirmed as historiographer by Henry III, who liked him so well that he made him genealogist of the Order of the Holy Spirit, and gave him a pension of 1200 crowns.
Works He is considered a follower of Étienne Pasquier, so much so that complaints Pasquier made of plagiarism may have been meant for him. Early works were État et Succès des affaires de France (1570) and Promesse et Dessein de l'histoire de France (1572). He is best known for L'histoire générale des rois de France jusqu'à Charles VII inclusivement (History of the kings of France up to Charles VII, 1576).
His works were an influence on Jean Bodin.
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Who was Bernard de Girard Haillan?
French historian
When was Bernard de Girard Haillan born?
Bernard de Girard Haillan was born in 1535 in Bordeaux.
When did Bernard de Girard Haillan die?
Bernard de Girard Haillan died on 23 November 1610.
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Bernard de Girard Haillan was a historian and translator.
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Bernard de Girard Haillan was French.
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