# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nicolas-de-neufville-seigneur-de-villeroy
# Generated: 2026-08-16T12:46:51.849Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nicolas-de-neufville-seigneur-de-villeroy"
name: "Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy"
slug: "nicolas-de-neufville-seigneur-de-villeroy"
description: "Nicolas IV de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy was a secretary of state under four kings of France: Charles IX, Henry III, Henry IV, and Louis XIII. The most distinguished of all sixteenth-century French secretaries, Villeroy rose to prominence during the French Wars of Religion, a period of almost insoluble difficulties for the French monarchy and government. Despite faithfully serving Henry III, Villeroy found himself sacked by him without explanation in 1588, along with all the king's ministers. He was reinstated by Henry IV in 1594 and became more important than ever before. He remained in office until his death in 1617 during the reign of Louis XIII."
tagline: "Secretary of state under four kings of France (1542-1617)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nicolas_de_Neufville%2C_seigneur_de_Villeroy%2C_ca._1568.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "France"
  isoCode: "FR"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1542"
deathDate: "1617-11-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             6.226415094339624
  historical:           6.351189333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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sources:
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    title: "نيكولاس دى نيوففيل"
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  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_de_Neufville_de_Villeroy_(1543%E2%80%931617)"
    title: "Nicolas de Neufville de Villeroy (1543–1617)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_de_Neufville%2C_seigneur_de_Villeroy"
    title: "Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_de_Neufville%2C_seigneur_de_Villeroy"
    title: "Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_IV_de_Neufville_de_Villeroy"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_de_Neufville_de_Villeroy_(1543-1617)"
    title: "Nicolas de Neufville de Villeroy (1543-1617)"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump