Jacques Testu de Belval
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Abbé Jacques Testu de Belval (c.1626, Paris - June 1706) was a French ecclesiastic and poet. Best known for his light poetry, he was also a preacher, translator and king's almoner. He was linked with Madame de Sévigné, Madame de Coulanges, Madame de Brancas, Madame de Schomberg, Madame de La Fayette and Marie-Madeleine de Rochechouart
, abbess of Fontevrault Abbey. He was elected to the Académie française
in 1665 and received in May that year.
Marie-Madeleine de Rochechouart
Marie-Madeleine Gabrielle Adélaïde de Rochechouart de Mortemart was a French nun from the House of Rochechouart. The abbess of Fontevraud Abbey, she was an influential figure in the 17th century French intellectual community...
, abbess of Fontevrault Abbey. He 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 1665 and received in May that year.