Antoine-Louis Séguier
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Antoine-Louis Séguier was a French lawyer and magistrate.
in 1751, then to the Parlement de Paris in 1755. As a protégé of Louis XV he was elected a member of the Académie française
in 1757, though the only written works he produced were some discourses, mémoires and réquisitoires. An opponent of Enlightenment
philosophers, who he called an "impious and audacious sect" and denounced as "false wisdom", he emigrated
in 1790 at the start of the French Revolution
and died in Belgium two years later.
Life
He became avocat du roi in 1748, avocat général to the Grand ConseilGrand Conseil
The term Grand Conseil or Great Council refers two different institutions during the Ancien Régime in France. It also is the name of parliaments in several Swiss cantons.-Part of the King's Council:...
in 1751, then to the Parlement de Paris in 1755. As a protégé of Louis XV he was elected a member of the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
in 1757, though the only written works he produced were some discourses, mémoires and réquisitoires. An opponent of Enlightenment
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an elite cultural movement of intellectuals in 18th century Europe that sought to mobilize the power of reason in order to reform society and advance knowledge. It promoted intellectual interchange and opposed intolerance and abuses in church and state...
philosophers, who he called an "impious and audacious sect" and denounced as "false wisdom", he emigrated
Émigré
Émigré is a French term that literally refers to a person who has "migrated out", but often carries a connotation of politico-social self-exile....
in 1790 at the start of the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
and died in Belgium two years later.