Background
There is no information about his birthplace and family. It is only known that Paul was born in 1528.
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Paul de Foix
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also known as
Paul de Foix de Carmain
prelate literature law ambassador archbishop
Education
He studied Greek and Roman literature at Paris, and jurisprudence at Toulouse, where shortly after finishing his curriculum he delivered a course of lectures on civil law, which gained him great reputation.
Career
When he was nineteen he was named councillor of the parlement of Paris. Having in this capacity expressed himself favorable to the adoption of mild measures in regard to certain persons accused of Lutheranism, he was arrested, but escaped punishment, and subsequently regained the favor of the French court. At the end of 1561 he was sent ambassador to England, where he remained four years.
He was then sent to Venice, and returned a short time afterwards to England to negotiate a marriage between Queen Elizabeth and the duke of Anjou. He again fulfilled several important missions during the reign of Henry III of France. In 1577 he was made archbishop of Toulouse, and in 1579 was appointed ambassador to Rome, where he remained till his death in 1584.
