Pierre Augustin Robert de Saint-Vincent Collection, 1971

Collection Overview

Title: Pierre Augustin Robert de Saint-Vincent Collection, 1971

ID: COLL/207

Creator: Saint-Vincent, Pierre Augustin Robert de (1725-1799)

Extent: 0.5 Cubic Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level description

Abstract

Counsellor in the parlement of Paris, France. The collection includes memoirs, an important source for political and parliamentary Jansenism during the reign of Louis XV. The original manuscript is located at the Chateau de Forges, Arpajon, France.

Photocopy of typed text. In French.

Biographical Note

Pierre-Augustin Robert Viscount St. Vincent was born on July 15, 1725 in Paris, France. He was an advisor to the Parliament of Paris. He was known as being a French magistrate and defender of the monarchy and the Gallican Church. He died in Brunswick, Germany on December 29, 1799.

Administrative Information

Alternate Extent Statement: 1 Boxes

Acquisition Source: Dale Van Kley

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Memoirs --- 1971

Box 1

Folder 1-13: Photocopy: Memoirs, abstract, and correspondence --- 1971