Hubert Languet

Hubert Languet was a French diplomat, politician, debater, theologian, writer and opinion journalist (1518–1581). He was born at Vitteaux and died at Antwerp.

Hubert Languet in brief

Born
1518
Died
1581
Known for
diplomat,politician,debater,theologian,writer,opinion journalist
Place of birth
Vitteaux

Overview

Born at Vitteaux in 1518, died at Antwerp in 1581.

Catalogued works

33 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1646 to 1776.

Huberti Langueti, galli Epistolae ad Philippum Sydneium equitem anglum. Huberti Langueti Epistolae politicae et historicae ad Philippum Sydnaeum equitem Anglum, illustrissimi pro-regis Hyberniae filium, Vlissingensem gubernatorem... Vindiciæ contra tyrannos. Apologie ofte verantwoordinge van den Prince van Orangien. Wider die Tyrannen. Discours simple & veritable des rages exercées, par la Frãce. De furoribus Gallicis, horrenda et indigna Admiralij Castillionei, nobilium atque illustrium virorum caede, scelerata ac inaudita piorum strage passim edita per complures Galliae civitates, sine vllo discrimine generis, sexus, aetatis & conditionis hominum. Arcana secvli decimi sexti. Vindiciae contra tyrannos. Vindiciæ contra tyrannos, sive, De principis in populum, populiq[ue] in principem, legitima potestate. De fvroribvs Gallicis. A true and plaine report of the furious outrages of Fraunce. De la puissance legitime du prince sur le peuple, et du peuple sur le prince. Historica descriptio susceptae à caesarea majestate executionis contra s. Rom. imperii rebelles, eorumque receptatorem. Huberti Langueti ... Epistolae politicae et historicae. Viri cl. Huberti Langueti Burgundi. Epistolae politicae et historicae ad Philippvm Sydnaevm. Vindiciae contra tyrannos, siue, De principis in populum, populiq́[ue] in principem, legitima potestate. Vindiciae contra tyrannos, siue, De principis in populum, populique in principem, legitima potestate. Vindiciae contra tyrannos, sive, De principis in populum populique in principem legitima potestate. De la pvissance legitime dv prince svr le pevple, et du peuple sur le prince. Epistolae politicae et historicae ad Philippum Sydnaeum. Huberti Langueti, Galli, Epistolae ad Philippum Sydneium, Equitem Anglum. A short apologie for Christian souldiours. Vindiciae contra tyrannos, a defence of liberty against tyrants, or, Of the lawful power of the Prince over the people, and of the people over the Prince. Vindiciae contra tyrannos, or, Concerning the legitimate power of a prince over the people, and of the people over a prince. Vindiciæ contra tyrannos, a defence of liberty against tyrants, or, Of the lawfull power of the Prince over the people, and of the people over the prince. Vindiciæ contra tyrannos, a defence of liberty against tyrants, or, Of the lawful power of the prince over the people, and of the people over the prince. Vindiciæ contra tyrannos: siue, De principis in populum, populiq[ue] in principem, legitima potestate, Stephano Junio Bruto Celta, auctore. A defence of liberty against tyrants. Epistolae politicae et historicae ad Philippum Sydnaeum ... Hubert Languet, dated 1646, held by Wellcome Collection. Huberti Langueti, Galli, epistol� ad Philippum Sydneium, equitem anglum . Accurante D. Dalrymple, de Hailes, Eq., dated 1776, held by Wellcome Collection. An historical and critical dictionary By Monsieur Bayle. Translated into English, with many additions and corrections, made by the author himself, that are not in the French editions. ... . A-B., dated 1710, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

8 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Languet, Hubert, Religion Past and Present. Hubert Languet to Sidney, Vienna, 13 May 1574 (AS 28), The Correspondence of Sir Philip Sidney, Vol. 1, 2012. Catalogue Raisonné des Ouvrages D’Hubert Languet., Étude sur le XVIe siècle, 1967. Mort de Languet. — Son portrait., Étude sur le XVIe siècle, 1967. Hubert Languet entre au service d’Auguste, électeur de Saxe. — Sa première mission en France., Étude sur le XVIe siècle, 1967. Evropská cesta a výpověď dopisů. Formování Sidneyho intelektuální osobnosti // Sidney’s continental tour and testimony of letters. Genesis of Sidney’s concept of poesy, Svět Literatury, 2017. Sir Philip Sidney and the Kingdom of Bohemia: the Correspondence and Friendship of Philip Sidney and Thomas Jordanus von Klausenburg, American and British Studies Annual, 2021. Rozpravy o životě a smrti: Sidneyovi, Mornay a Shakespeare (Discourse(s) of Life and Death: The Sidneys, Mornay and Shakespeare), Ostium, 2019.

Digitised editions and texts

7 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Huberti Langueti, galli Epistolae ad Philippum Sydneium equitem anglum (1776) — Internet Archive. De la puissance legitime du prince sur le peuple, et du peuple sur le prince. Traité tresutile & digne de lecture en ce temps, escrit en latin par Estienne Iunius Brutus, & nouuellement traduit en François (1581) — Internet Archive. The Correspondence of Sir Philip Sidney and Hubert Languet (1845) — Internet Archive. Historica descriptio susceptae a' Caesarea maiestate executionis contra S. Rom. Imperij rebelles, eorumque receptatorem & captae urbis Gothae, soloque aequati castri Grimmenstein, anno Domini 1567. 13. Aprilis (1568) — Internet Archive. Huberti Langueti Epistolae ad Joachimum Camerarium patrem & filium, editae quondam a Ludouico Camerario nepote, nunc recusae & quibusdam epistolis ad Augustum Sax. electorem auctae (1685) — Internet Archive. The Correspondence of Philip Sidney and Hubert Languet (1912) — Internet Archive. Apology of William of Orange (1581) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is Middle French and Latin.

The field of work recorded is renaissance humanism.

Chronology

  1. 1518Hubert Languet born at Vitteaux.
  2. 1568Historica descriptio susceptae a' Caesarea maiestate executionis contra S. Rom. Imperij rebelles, eorumque receptatorem & captae urbis Gothae, soloque aequati castri Grimmenstein, anno Domini 1567. 13. Aprilis digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1581Hubert Languet died at Antwerp.
  4. 1581De la puissance legitime du prince sur le peuple, et du peuple sur le prince. Traité tresutile & digne de lecture en ce temps, escrit en latin par Estienne Iunius Brutus, & nouuellement traduit en François digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Hubert Languet”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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