Elie du Tillet, also known as Hélie du Tillet (died 1526), was a French nobleman and administrator.
He was ennobled by Charles VIII in 1484, and held an estate in Angoulême.[1] Francis I made him vice president of the Chambre des Comptes in 1515.[2]
du Tillet had eight children, including:
- His oldest son, Seraphin, held the post of greffier of the Parlement of Paris from 1519 to 1521[3]
- His second son, Jean, took over the post of greffier and also became a historian
- His third son, Pierre, received a doctorate in law from the University of Poitiers in 1518[4]
- His fourth son, Louis, was at one time a friend of John Calvin
- His fifth son, also called Jean, became bishop of Saint-Brieuc and Meaux
References
- ^ Jenkins, Gary W. (2018). Calvin's Tormentors: Understanding the Conflicts That Shaped the Reformer. Baker Academic. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4934-1326-3. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Brown, Elizabeth A. R. (1998). "The Trojan Origins of the French and the Brothers Jean du Tillet". After Rome's Fall: Narrators and Sources of Early Medieval History : Essays Presented to Walter Goffart. University of Toronto Press. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-8020-0779-7. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Friedrich, Markus (2018). The Birth of the Archive: A History of Knowledge. University of Michigan Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-472-13068-9. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Brown, "Trojan Origins," p. 358.
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