Louis Deshayes, Baron de Courmemin, born in 1600 and died on 12 October 12, 1632, was a French diplomat.

Biography

Advisor to Louis XIII,[1] he was sent on several missions to the Levant, Denmark, Safavid Iran and the Tsardom of Russia.

Having joined a conspiracy against Cardinal Richelieu, he was arrested under the orders of his rival Hercules de Charnacé, at Mainz[2] and beheaded at Béziers in 1632.

Works

Notes and references

  1. ^ Dezobry and Bachelet, Dictionnaire de biographie, t.1, Ch.Delagrave, 1876, p. 781
  2. ^ Louis Deshayes de Courmenin et l' Muslim East (1621-1626)

Bibliography