Everything about Simon Arnauld Marquis De Pomponne totally explained
Simon Arnauld de Pomponne,
Seigneur and then
Marquis (1682) of
Pomponne (Paris, November 1618 - Fontainebleau,
September 26 1699) was a
French diplomat and minister.
Early life
Simon Arnauld was born in Paris in 1618. He was son of
Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, governor of
Monsieur and "intendant d'armée" under
Richelieu, and of Catherine Le Fevre de la Boderie. Member of the famous
jansenist family
Arnauld, he was named Simon Arnauld de Briottes till 1643, then Simon Arnauld d'Andilly from 1643 to 1660, and eventually Simon Arnauld de Pomponne, after the estate of Pomponne, which was led to him by his mother, when he got married in 1660.
After having been taught by
Martin Barcos, he entered the world of the "précieuses", attending the salon of Mme de Rambouillet, with several members of his family. He wrote a number of poems for the "
Guirlande de Julie", and was a friend of important writers, such as
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné,
Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la Fayette, and the duke
François de La Rochefoucauld.
Early Career
He began his career as an "intendant" of the French garrison in
Casal, where he staid from 1642 to 1647. Then, supported by
Mazarin and
Michel Le Tellier, he was appointed "intendant d'armée" in
Italy, in
Paris during the
Fronde, and in
Catalonia.
He first acted as a diplomat in 1655, having to negotiate and sign a treaty with the Duke of
Mantua, a mission he was to achieve outstandingly. But, as Jansenism began to widespread, his uncle
Antoine Arnauld became one of its leaders, while his own father decided to retire in
Port-Royal. It explains why, in 1658,
Mazarin refused to let him become chancellor of
Monsieur,
Louis XIV's own brother. Worst of it, Pomponne turned to be both a client and a friend of
Nicolas Fouquet, and married one of his cousins. Hence his exiles in
Verdun in the East of France (1662-1664), then in his estate of Pomponne (1664-1665).
The Diplomat
Though he was allowed back in Paris by the King only in 1665, his friendships with
Michel Le Tellier,
Le Pelletier and
Hugues de Lionne enabled him to be promoted as ambassador to
Sweden. His part was to prevent this State from entering the
Triple Alliance (1665-1668). Even if Sweden strengthened its links with the United Provinces, Pomponne gave the King complete satisfaction, and was thus entrusted a new mission, this time in the United-Provinces (1668-1671). In 1671, however, he was recalled to Sweden for the delicate mission of forging a new alliance between Sweden and France. Therefore, United Provinces were isolated on the diplomatic scale, and could be attacked by Louis XIV.
After
Hugues de Lionne, Secretary of State for Foreign affairs, died in September 1671, Simon Arnauld de Pomponne was brought to this board, of which he remained in charge until 1679. His style is one of a real diplomat, trying to find agreements with other countries, during war times, while
Louvois, Secretary of State for War, was more aggressive and keen to fight. While Pomponne managed to obtain the peace
treaty of Nijmegen (1678), he was eventually dismissed at a time when the King wanted to conduct a more brutal Foreign policy (
November 18,
1679).
Latter years
However, the King remained favourable to him: his estate of Pomponne became a marquisate in 1682, and his sons were offered a regiment and an important abbey.
Louis XIV called him back in 1691 (as member of the
Conseil d'en haut, but without the charge of a specific board), right after
Louvois' death, and fostered the marriage of the son of the Secretary of State for Foreign affairs, the
marquis de Torcy, with Pomponne's daughter. Pomponne still played an important role in French policy in the 1690s.
He died in
Fontainebleau in 1699.
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