Louis Phélypeaux,élypeauxSeigneurofLaVrilliè Seigneur of La Vrillière (1598–1681), seigneur de La Vrillière, marquis de Châteauneuf and Tanlay (1678), comte de Saint-Florentin, was a French politician.

He was the son of Raymond Phélypeaux (†1629), seigneur d'Herbault et de La Vrillière. He was made a Minister of State in 1621, and he was Secretary of State for Protestant Affairs from 1629 to 1681. He was also Provost and Master of Ceremonies of the Ordre du Saint-Esprit from 1643 to 1653.

Louis Phélypeaux, Seigneur of La Vrillière

He was the father of Balthazar Phélypeaux (1638–1700) and grandfather of Louis Phélypeaux (1672–1725).

Louis Phélypeaux, Seigneur of La Vrillière

He died in 1681, and is buried in a baroque tomb in the church of Saint Martial of Châteauneuf-sur-Loire.

Louis Phélypeaux, Seigneur of La Vrillière

See also

Louis Phélypeaux (disambiguation) Phélypeaux

References

1598 births

1681 deaths

French politicians

House of Phélypeaux