Isaac de Laffemas


Isaac de Laffemas was a 17th-century French poet and playwright, lieutenant civil de la prévôté de Paris.

Biography

The son of Barthélemy de Laffemas and Marguerite Lebret, Isaac de Laffemas was first attracted to the theater while his father, Comptroller General of Trade, faced the biggest problems of the regulation of manufacturing and development of sericulture.
A poet and playwright, he wrote several s.
He composed a theatre play, L'Instabilité des félicités amoureuses, or La Tragi-Pastorale des amours infortunés de Phelemas et de Gaillargeste, published in Rouen in 1605.
Outside the literary field, he also published a Histoire du commerce de France enrichie des plus notables faicts de l'antiquité et du trafic en pays étrangers chez Pierre Pautonnier in 1604.

Legacy

who had been in conflict with him recognized that he never stole in his intendances.
In Marion Delorme, Victor Hugo recalls its very dark reputation:.

Descendants

Isaac de Laffemas had six children from two marriages including: