Henry de Guénegaud

Henri du Plessis-Guénégaud, Lord of the Plessis-Belleville, Marquis de La Garnache (1610 – 16 March 1676) was a French scholar who was Secretary of State of the royal household, and Naval Minister.

Family

He was Son of Gabriel Guénégaud, Lord of the Plessis-Belleville 1638 and Marie La Croix, Dame du Plessis-Belleville 1655. He married Isabel de Choiseul; they had children:

Gabriel 1643
Caesar Phoebus +
Roger 1645
Claire Bénédicte 1646-1675
Henry 1647-1722
Emmanuel
Elisabeth Angelique

He was the brother of Claude's treasurer, brother in law of César d'Albret who married his sister Madeleine. It was as secretary to Dubuisson Aubenay. He built the hotel Guénégaud.

Offices

Secretary of State for the Royal Household in 1643 to 1669 under Louis XIV
State Secretary of the Navy 23 March 1643 to 1662 under Louis XIII and Louis XIV
Keeper of the Seals of the Order of the Holy Spirit
Advisor to the King and treasurer of his savings

Political offices
Preceded by Henri Auguste de Loménie	Minister for the Maison du Roi 1643-1669	Succeeded by Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Preceded by Henri Auguste de Loménie	Minister of the Navy and the Colonies 1643 - 1662	Succeeded by Hugues de Lionne

This article incorporates information from the revision as of 2009-8-4 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.

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Name	Guenegaud, Henri de
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Date of birth	1610
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Date of death	16 March 1676
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