Louis Monmerqué | |
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| Born | Louis Jean Nicolas Monmerqué 6 December 1780 Paris |
| Died | 27 February 1860(1860-02-27) (aged 79) Paris |
| Occupation(s) | Magistrate Man of letters |
Louis-Jean-Nicolas Monmerqué (6 December 1780 – 27 February 1860) was a 19th-century French magistrate and man of letters.
He wrote many biographical notices (Brantôme, (1823);Madame de Maintenon, (1828); Jean Ier, (1844), in-8°) and mostly editions of ancient documents (memoires and correspondences), includingCollection de mémoires relatifs à l’histoire de France, depuis Henri IV jusqu’à la paix de Paris, with Petitot (1819–29, 130 vol. in-8°);Lettres de Mme de Sévigné (1818–19, 10 vol. in-8°), edition reworked by Ad. Régnier in theCollection des grands écrivains (1861–67, 11 vol. in-8°);Lettres choisies de Mme de Sévigné et de ses amis à l'usage de la jeunesse (1828, Paris, J. J. Blaise, 2 t. in-18°);Historiettes [fr] byGédéon Tallemant des Réaux (1831, 6 vol. in-8°);Théâtre français du moyen âge, du XIe au XIVe (1839, in-8°), etc.
His works earned him his election at theAcadémie des inscriptions et belles-lettres in 1833.
He was twice married to heiresses of the old nobility. He is buried atPère Lachaise Cemetery (54th division)
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