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Philibert Babou (c. 1484–1557) was a cryptographer [1] and minister of finance for Francis I. Mayor of Tours in 1520, he was appointed trésorier in 1523, with powers to collect and distribute much of the king's revenue. [2] His son Jean Babou became the Grand Master of Artillery.

Francis I of France took Babou's wife Marie Gaudin as a mistress, [1] and from 1520 he built Château de la Bourdaisière for her. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Kahn, David (1996). The Codebreakers. Scribner. p. 111. ISBN  978-0-684-83130-5.
  2. ^ Knecht, R. J (1984). Francis I. Cambridge University Press. pp.  129–30. ISBN  978-0-521-27887-4.
  3. ^ "HISTORY of the Château de la Bourdaisière". Archived from the original on 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2010-11-06.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Philibert Babou (c. 1484–1557) was a cryptographer [1] and minister of finance for Francis I. Mayor of Tours in 1520, he was appointed trésorier in 1523, with powers to collect and distribute much of the king's revenue. [2] His son Jean Babou became the Grand Master of Artillery.

Francis I of France took Babou's wife Marie Gaudin as a mistress, [1] and from 1520 he built Château de la Bourdaisière for her. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Kahn, David (1996). The Codebreakers. Scribner. p. 111. ISBN  978-0-684-83130-5.
  2. ^ Knecht, R. J (1984). Francis I. Cambridge University Press. pp.  129–30. ISBN  978-0-521-27887-4.
  3. ^ "HISTORY of the Château de la Bourdaisière". Archived from the original on 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2010-11-06.



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