Famous People with Name Pomponne

Henri Charles Arnauld De Pomponne            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Henri Charles Arnauld De Pomponne: was a French ecclesiastic and diplomat. He was the third son of Simon Arnauld de Pomponne, secretary of state for foreign affairs, and was born at La Haye, where his father was ambassador. Commendatory abbot to the royal abbey of Saint-Médard at Soissons and at Saint-Maixent, king's almoner, and conseiller d'État, he was chancellor and Garde des Sceaux of the Ordre du Saint-Esprit from 1716 to 1756. In 1743 he was el

Simon Arnauld De Pomponne            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Simon Arnauld De Pomponne: was a French diplomat and minister. After having been taught by Martin Barcos, he entered the world of the "précieuses", attending the salon of Mme de Rambouillet, with several members of his family. He wrote a number of poems for the "Guirlande de Julie", and was a friend of important writers, such as Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la Fayette, and the duke François de La Rochefoucauld.