Charles d'Orléans de Rothelin
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Charles d'Orléans de Rothelin (5 August 1691, Paris
- 17 July 1744) was a French churchman, writer, scholar, numismatist and theologian.
A descendent of Dunois
, he was held to be one of the wisest bibliophiles of his time and owned an important cabinet
of medals. He wrote Observations et détails sur la collection des grands et des petits voyages (1742) and was elected to the Académie française
in 1728.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
- 17 July 1744) was a French churchman, writer, scholar, numismatist and theologian.
A descendent of Dunois
Jean de Dunois
John of Orléans, Count of Dunois was the illegitimate son of Louis d'Orléans by Mariette d'Enghien.The term "Bastard of Orléans" John of Orléans, Count of Dunois (French born "Jean Levieux Valois des Orléans" better known as Jean d'Orléans, comte de Dunois, also known as John of Orléans and...
, he was held to be one of the wisest bibliophiles of his time and owned an important cabinet
Cabinet (furniture)
A cabinet is usually a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors or drawers for storing miscellaneous items. Some cabinets stand alone while others are built into a wall or are attached to it like a medicine cabinet. Cabinets are typically made of wood or, now increasingly, of synthetic...
of medals. He wrote Observations et détails sur la collection des grands et des petits voyages (1742) and was elected to 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 1728.