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2 unusual facts about Michel de Marillac


Michel de Marillac

Michel was the guardian of Louis' natural daughter Louise de Marillac, who became a nun, was a follower of Saint Vincent de Paul, with whom she founded the Daughters of Charity on 29 November 1633.

A member of the circle of Marie de' Medici, he was arrested after the Queen Mother's flight in 1631 and died in prison.



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