author
comte Jules Delaborde
1806–1889
A 19th-century French historian and lawyer, he is best remembered for vivid studies of major Protestant figures from the French Wars of Religion. His books on Charlotte de Bourbon and Gaspard de Coligny helped preserve dramatic lives from a turbulent era for later readers.
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Charlotte de Bourbon, princesse d'Orange
by comte Jules Delaborde
About the author
Born in Paris in 1806, Jules Delaborde was a French historian as well as a lawyer attached to the higher courts in Paris. Reference works identify him as Louis-Jules-Henri, Comte Delaborde, and note both his legal career and his work as a historian.
Delaborde wrote extensively on French Protestant history. His best-known works include studies of Charlotte de Bourbon, Gaspard de Coligny, and Louise de Coligny, all figures closely tied to the religious and political struggles of 16th-century France and the Low Countries. His writing shows a lasting interest in biography, belief, and the human drama behind major historical events.
He died in 1889. Although he is not widely read today outside specialist circles, his books remain valuable for readers interested in Reformation-era biography and the history of French Protestantism.