Michel de L'Hôpital

Michel de L'Hôpital (1505-1572) was Chancellor of France. He stoutly resisted the persecution of the Protestants, and secured for them a measure of toleration, but his enemies were too strong for him. He was driven from power in 1568, and went into retirement. He was spared during the massacre of St. Bartholomew, but it broke his heart, and he survived it only a few days.

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