Despite the considerable bulk of his published works, he was essentially a man of action. Filled with fury, when eight years old, at the sight of Protestant skeletons hung from the battlements of Amboise, he became one of the fiercest, most ardent defenders of Protestantism. As aide-de-camp to Henry of Navarre, he took part in most of the important battles from 1573 to 1595.
Background
When Henry, as Henry IV of France, abjured the Protestant faith, D'AubignéD'Aubigne retired to his estates. He opposed the policies of Marie de Médicis,Medicis, and, in 1620, proscribed for his supposed part in an uprising under his friend Henri de Rohan, he fled to Geneva, where he died on May 9, 1630. A daughter of his son Constant became famous as Madame de Maintenon.
Education
His education included Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, and Spanish.
