Jean-Henri Fondeville
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Jean-Henri Fondeville was a Béarnese dialect writer (of occitan language).
He is the author of the comedy La pastourale deu paysaa qui cerque mestièe a soun hilh chens ne trouba a soun grat (La pastorala deu paisan qui cèrca mestier a son hilh shens ne trobar a son grat according to the classical norm) and also of Calvinisme de Bearn divisat en seis eglògas (Calvinisme de Bearn divisat en seis eglògas).
integration into the French Kingdom in 1621.
Before this event Béarn has been an idenpendent state and also the main part of the Kingdom of Navarre
. When its Queen Jeanne d'Albret chose calvinism
, Navarre and Béarn became a protestant kingdom that kept the use of Béarnese dialect as its administrative language. When Jeanne d'Albret's son (Henry III of Navarre) becameHenry IV of France
he maintain Navarre's independence as a Calvinist kingdom. His son, Louis XIII of France
, decided to integrate Béarn into French Kingdom
and to reestablish catolicism.
During this process, Fondeville's father, a protestant priets, was offered a lifetime anuity in order to choose catolisim. Fondeville's God father was Jean-Henri de Salette, bishop of Lescar
(city in which he is buried under the latin inscriotion Patronus et poeta facundus). Aside from being a writer, Jean-Henri Fondeville was also a lawyer.
He is the author of the comedy La pastourale deu paysaa qui cerque mestièe a soun hilh chens ne trouba a soun grat (La pastorala deu paisan qui cèrca mestier a son hilh shens ne trobar a son grat according to the classical norm) and also of Calvinisme de Bearn divisat en seis eglògas (Calvinisme de Bearn divisat en seis eglògas).
Biography
Fondeville was born after BéarnBéarn
Béarn is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Basque provinces of Soule, Lower Navarre, and Labourd, the principality of Bidache, as well as small parts of Gascony, it forms in the...
integration into the French Kingdom in 1621.
Before this event Béarn has been an idenpendent state and also the main part of the Kingdom of Navarre
Kingdom of Navarre
The Kingdom of Navarre , originally the Kingdom of Pamplona, was a European kingdom which occupied lands on either side of the Pyrenees alongside the Atlantic Ocean....
. When its Queen Jeanne d'Albret chose calvinism
Calvinism
Calvinism is a Protestant theological system and an approach to the Christian life...
, Navarre and Béarn became a protestant kingdom that kept the use of Béarnese dialect as its administrative language. When Jeanne d'Albret's son (Henry III of Navarre) becameHenry IV of France
Henry IV of France
Henry IV , Henri-Quatre, was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France....
he maintain Navarre's independence as a Calvinist kingdom. His son, Louis XIII of France
Louis XIII of France
Louis XIII was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1610 to 1643.Louis was only eight years old when he succeeded his father. His mother, Marie de Medici, acted as regent during Louis' minority...
, decided to integrate Béarn into French Kingdom
Kingdom of France
The Kingdom of France was one of the most powerful states to exist in Europe during the second millennium.It originated from the Western portion of the Frankish empire, and consolidated significant power and influence over the next thousand years. Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, developed a...
and to reestablish catolicism.
During this process, Fondeville's father, a protestant priets, was offered a lifetime anuity in order to choose catolisim. Fondeville's God father was Jean-Henri de Salette, bishop of Lescar
Lescar
Lescar is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.Lescar is the site of the Roman city known variously as Benearnum, Beneharnum or Civitas Benarnensium. This was the original capital, and origin of the name, of the ancient province of Béarn.In 841, Benearnum was...
(city in which he is buried under the latin inscriotion Patronus et poeta facundus). Aside from being a writer, Jean-Henri Fondeville was also a lawyer.
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