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active 16th century seigneur de La Mothe-Fénelon Bertrand de Salignac
A French diplomat at the courts of Elizabeth I and James VI, he stood close to some of the biggest political and religious crises of the late 1500s. His surviving dispatches offer a vivid window into Tudor England, Scotland, and the tense diplomacy of the French Wars of Religion.
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Supplément à la Correspondance Diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe Fénélon, Tome Septième Ambassadeur de France en Angleterre de 1568 à 1575
by active 16th century seigneur de La Mothe-Fénelon Bertrand de Salignac
Correspondance diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe Fénélon, Tome Cinquième Ambassadeur de France en Angleterre de 1568 à 1575
by active 16th century seigneur de La Mothe-Fénelon Bertrand de Salignac
Correspondance diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de la Motte Fénélon, Tome Sixième Ambassadeur de France en Angleterre de 1568 à 1575
by active 16th century seigneur de La Mothe-Fénelon Bertrand de Salignac
Correspondance diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe Fénélon, tome premier Ambassadeur de France en Angleterre de 1568 à 1575
by active 16th century seigneur de La Mothe-Fénelon Bertrand de Salignac
Correspondance Diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe Fénélon, Tome Quatrième Ambassadeur de France en Angleterre de 1568 à 1575
by active 16th century seigneur de La Mothe-Fénelon Bertrand de Salignac
Correspondance diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe Fénélon, Tome Second Ambassadeur de France en Angleterre de 1568 à 1575
by active 16th century seigneur de La Mothe-Fénelon Bertrand de Salignac
Correspondance Diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe Fénélon, Tome Troisième
by active 16th century seigneur de La Mothe-Fénelon Bertrand de Salignac
About the author
Born in 1523 into an old Périgord family, Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon was a French nobleman, soldier, and diplomat. After military service, he rose into royal service and became one of the crown's trusted representatives abroad.
He is best known for serving as French ambassador to England from 1568 to 1575, during the reign of Elizabeth I, and later for diplomatic work involving James VI of Scotland. His career placed him at the center of major events of the period, including negotiations shaped by the fate of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the wider conflicts between Protestant and Catholic powers.
Fénelon's reputation today rests largely on his diplomatic correspondence, which historians value for its detailed picture of court politics and international strategy in the 16th century. Sources consulted during this search agree on his importance as a French diplomat, though they differ on his year of death; because of that inconsistency, it is safer simply to say that he died in the late 16th century.