Michel de Castelnau, Sieur de la Mauvissière was a French soldier and diplomat, ambassador to Queen Elizabeth I. He wrote a memoir covering the period between 1559 and 1570.
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Michel de Castelnau, by Jaspar Isaac
Portrait medal of Michel de Castelnau, Sieur de la Mauvissière, by Steven van Herwijck, 1565
Mary, Queen of Scots, wrote many letters to Castelnau
Francis Walsingham was able to monitor Castelnau's correspondence![Mary asked Castelnau about a portrait painter working for James VI in a coded letter.[36]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Portrait_of_James_I_of_England_and_James_VI_of_Scotland.jpg/500px-Portrait_of_James_I_of_England_and_James_VI_of_Scotland.jpg)
Mary asked Castelnau about a portrait painter working for James VI in a coded letter.[36]Writers from France 6
About this person
Country
FranceCategory
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1520 to 1592 · aged 72
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