| Authorised form of name | Fremont d'Ablancourt; Nicolas (1621 - 1696); diplomat |
| Other forms of name | Nicolas Fremont d' |
| Fremont d'Ablancourt, Jean Jacobe de |
| Ablancourt, Jean Jacobe de Fremont d' |
| Other forms of surname | Ablancourt |
| Dates | 1621 - 1696 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Vitry-le-Francois, France, Europe |
| Date of birth | 5 September 1621 |
| Place of death | The Hague, Dutch Republic [modern day Netherlands], Europe |
| Date of death | 6 October 1696 |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Activity | Education:
Pupil of his uncle, Nicolas Perrot, Count d'Ablancourt
Career:
Ambassador to Portugal (1663-1665); Resident at Strasbourg (1675); a Huguenot, he went into exile in Portugal with Marshal Schomberg and then settled in Groningen, Holland, after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes; Historiographer to the Prince of Orange |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 12/11/1684 |
| Proposer | Robert Boyle |
| Other Royal Society activity | Occasional correspondent to the Society (1670s);
Proposed on 23 July 1684 |
| Relationships | Parents: Jean Jacobe de Fremont and Marie Perrot d'Ablancourt |
| General context | As a French Protestant, Fremont d'Ablancourt was forced to flee France after Louis XIV formally revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685, with which he ultimately deprived French Protestants of all religious and civil liberties. He was barely active in the Society. |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Biographie Universelle; Hunter; NBG; DBF; Agnew
Authority:
Birth and death dates from DBF
Notes:
Dates given for birth and death vary (1621-1625 for birth, 1693-1696 for death). DBF has his birth place as Paris, France. DBF gives name as Jean, his surname being originally Jacobe de Fremont. Agnew calls him Jean Jacob, as if these were his Christian names. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/60004252 |
| Royal Society code | NA4507 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| LBO/11A/103 | Copy of a letter from Nicholas Fremont D' Ablancourt | 17 April 1693 |
| EL/F1/55 | Letter, from Fremont d'Ablancourt [to the Royal Society], dated at Geneva | 20 June 1670 |
| EL/A/43 | Letter, from Fremont d' Ablancourt to [unknown correspondent] | 17 April 1693 |