Nicolas Brûlart de Sillery
Nicolas Brûlart de Sillery (1544 – 1 October 1624) was a Foreign minister and Lord Chancellor of France.
He was son of Pierre Brulart, seigneur de Berny and Marie Cauchon, dame de Sillery et de Puisieux.
He married Claude Prudhomme on 24 November 1574 and had 5 daughters and 2 sons, including Pierre Brûlart, marquis de Sillery , who was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 24 April 1617 to 11 March 1626.
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