Anne du Bourg (1521,Riom – 23 December 1559,Paris) was a French magistrate, nephew of the chancellorAntoine du Bourg, and a Protestant martyr.
Educated at theuniversity of Orléans, he became a professor and hadÉtienne de la Boétie as a student. He became counsellor of theParlement of Paris in 1557 by which time he had converted to Protestantism.
In 1559, after receiving a tip, KingHenry II attended a session of Parlement, during which he interjected to express his dissatisfaction at the progress against heresy.[1] One of those who rose to object was du Bourg, who obliquely critiqued Henri's infidelity in comparison to the purity of the Protestant community, arousing Henri's fury.[2] Several days later a special commission was established to try Anne and 5 colleagues in the Parlement.[2] The commission was keen to avoid executing their Parlement colleagues, but while the other accused Protestants were willing to recant and were let off with suspensions from Parlement, Anne refused to follow this route.[3] He maintained his Protestant conviction, refusing to affirm theReal presence of Christ in the Eucharist.[3] Eventually on December 13 he signed an ambiguous confession of faith, avoiding execution, before renouncing it several days later, sealing his fate.[3] He was executed at thePlace de Greve on December 23, by strangulation and then burning.[4]
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