See also:DENIS See also:GODEFROY (1615–1681)
, eldest son of See also:Theodore, succeeded his See also:father as historiographer of See also:France, and re-edited various See also:chronicles which had been published by him
.
He was entrusted by See also:Colbert with the care and investigation. of the records concerning the See also:Low Countries preserved at See also:Lille, where See also:great See also:part of his See also:life was spent
.
He was also the historian of the reigns of See also:Charles VII. and Charles VIII
.
Other members of the See also:family who attained distinction in the same See also:branch of learning were the two sons of See also:Denis Godefroi—Denis (1653–1719), also an historian, and See also:Jean, sieur d'See also:Aumont (1656–1732), who edited the letters of See also:- LOUIS
- LOUIS (804–876)
- LOUIS (893–911)
- LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
- LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian
Louis XII., the See also:memoirs of See also:Marguerite de See also:Valois, of See also:Castelnau and See also:Pierre de l'Estoile, and See also:left some useful material for the See also:history of the Low Countries; Jean See also:Baptiste Achille See also:Godefroy, sieur de Maillart (1697–1759), and Denis See also:Joseph Godefroy, sieur de Maillart (1740-1819), son and See also:grandson of Jean Godefroy, who were both officials at Lille, and left valuable See also:historical documents which have remained in MS
.
For further details see See also:Les Savants Godefroy (See also:Paris, 1873) by the See also:marquis de Godefroy-Menilglaise, son of Denis Joseph Godefroy
.
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