Boivin, Francis De
, baron of Villars, bailif of Gex,
in which office he was living in 1618, maitre d’hotel to
| queen dowager Louisa of France, was also secretary to the
marechal de Bnssac, and accompanied him into Piedmont
under Henry II. We have by him, “L‘Histoire des Guerres
de Piemont, depuis 1550 jusqu’en 1561;” Paris, 1607,
4to, and 8vo. This historian is neither elegant nor accurate in general; but he may be consulted with safety on
the exploits that passed under his own observation. Boivin died very old, but at what time is not known. His
History, continued by Cl. Malinger, appeared in 1630,
2 vols 8vo. 1
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de Piemont, depuis 1550 jusqu’en 1561; 1607
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