About Isaac Arnauld
Lived 1566 – 1617 (aged 50–51). Isaac Arnauld was a French civil servant.
Isaac Arnauld (1566 – 14 October 1617), seigneur de Corbeville, was a member of the Arnauld family, a French family which during the 17th century produced several major Jansenists. He was the younger brother of Antoine Arnauld, and his son (also Isaac Arnauld) had a prestigious military career.
He was made Intendant des finances of the kingdom of France by Sully. King Henry IV supported his becoming a surintendant des finances, shortly before his death. He trained his nephew Robert Arnauld d'Andilly in financial administration. He created the hôtel de Guémené, now in the place des Vosges.
Madeleine de Scudéry and Robert Arnauld d'Andilly traced his portrait in their works.
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Who was Isaac Arnauld?
French noble
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Isaac Arnauld was born in 1566.
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Isaac Arnauld died on 14 October 1617.
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Isaac Arnauld was a civil servant.
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Isaac Arnauld was French.
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