Florimond II Robertet, seigneur de Fresne

Florimond II Robertet de Fresne (1531^[1]–1567^[2]) was a Secretary of State to French kings Francis II and Charles IX. He served in that role from the age of 26 until his death ten years later.

Robertet was born into a family that was supported by the House of Guise. His father, Francis Robertet, served as secretary to Peter II, who, with his wife, Anne of France, ruled the kingdom during the minority of her brother, Charles VIII.

References

^ Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne; ou, Histoire, par ordre alphabétique: de la vie publique et privée de tous les hommes qui se sont fait remarquer par leurs écrits, leurs actions, leurs talents, leurs vertus ou leurs crimes (in French). Michaud frères. 1846. p. 237. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
^ Aumale, Henri Eugene Philippe Louis d'Orleans (1872). History of the princess de Conde in the XVI and XVII centuries. R. Bentley and son. p. 211. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

Political offices
Preceded by Côme Clausse	Minister of Foreign Affairs 22 October 1559–1567	Succeeded by Simon Fizes, baron de Sauves

[1] Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne; ou, Histoire, par ordre alphabétique: de la vie publique et privée de tous les hommes qui se sont fait remarquer par leurs écrits, leurs actions, leurs talents, leurs vertus ou leurs crimes (in French). Michaud frères. 1846. p. 237. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

[2] Aumale, Henri Eugene Philippe Louis d'Orleans (1872). History of the princess de Conde in the XVI and XVII centuries. R. Bentley and son. p. 211. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

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