Gustave de Zarbouble
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Gustave Bertrand de Zarbouble, also Zarbublius (fl. 1682) was a French
occultist and Rosicrucian involved in the Affair of the Poisons.
He translated the Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum
("The Mirror of the Wisdom of the Rosy Cross") into French and wrote on points of natural philosophy
under the pen-name "Zarbublius"". He may also have been the controversialist Snargelius, the literary adversary of John Bargel
, the English Rosicrucian who also worked on the Speculum.
In 1682 he was accused of having conspired with Robert de Baldoque
and Catherine Monvoisin
to assassinate Angélique de Fontanges
with poisoned gloves. He avoided the more serious punishment meted out to his accused co-conspirators by relinquishing his property in Aix-en-Provence
to Archbishop Jean-Baptiste de Brancas
who used it to endow the church of Saint-Jean-de-Malte.
French people
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occultist and Rosicrucian involved in the Affair of the Poisons.
He translated the Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum
Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum
Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum is an early text of Rosicrucianism, published in 1618 by the pseudonymous "Teophilus Schweighardt Constantiens", believed to be Daniel Mögling , an alchemist, physician and astronomer...
("The Mirror of the Wisdom of the Rosy Cross") into French and wrote on points of natural philosophy
Natural philosophy
Natural philosophy or the philosophy of nature , is a term applied to the study of nature and the physical universe that was dominant before the development of modern science...
under the pen-name "Zarbublius"". He may also have been the controversialist Snargelius, the literary adversary of John Bargel
John Bargel
John Bargel or Bargelius was an English writer, Rosicrucian philosopher and controversialist. He translated the Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum into English and wrote numerous pamphlets in both English and Latin speculating on points of natural philosophy...
, the English Rosicrucian who also worked on the Speculum.
In 1682 he was accused of having conspired with Robert de Baldoque
Robert de Baldoque
Robert de Baldoque, also Romani was a French adventurer involved in the Affair of the Poisons. He was accused of having conspired with his glover Catherine Monvoisin to assassinate Angélique de Fontanges with poisoned gloves, while he was valet-de-chambre to a lady of the court...
and Catherine Monvoisin
Catherine Monvoisin
Catherine Monvoisin, née Deshayes, known as "La Voisin" , was an French alleged sorceress, one of the chief personages in the affaire des poisons, during the reign of Louis XIV.- Activity :...
to assassinate Angélique de Fontanges
Angélique de Fontanges
Marie Angélique de Scorailles was a French noblewoman and one of the many mistresses of Louis XIV. A lady-in-waiting to his sister-in-law the Duchess of Orléans, she caught the attention of the Sun King and became his lover in 1679...
with poisoned gloves. He avoided the more serious punishment meted out to his accused co-conspirators by relinquishing his property in Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
to Archbishop Jean-Baptiste de Brancas
Jean-Baptiste de Brancas
Jean-Baptiste de Brancas was a French clergyman. He was Bishop of La Rochelle from 1725 to 1729, then Arhbishop of Aix-en-Provence from 1729 until his death in 1770....
who used it to endow the church of Saint-Jean-de-Malte.