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François Savary de Brèves (1560–1627) was a French ambassador of the 16th and 17th centuries as well as an Orientalist. ==Diplomacy== In 1585, François Savary de Brèves accompanied to Constantinople his relative Jacques Savary de Lancosme, who became ambassador to the Porte. Savary de Lancosme associated himself with the Ligue and refused to recognize Henry IV of France, leading to his imprisonment by the Ottomans and the nomination of Savary de Brèves as imterim ambassador. From 1591 to 1605, Savary de Brèves was French ambassador to the Ottoman Court in Constantinople.〔(''Marbled paper: its history, techniques, and patterns'' by Richard J. Wolfe p.35 )〕 He tried to incite the Sultan to wage war against Philip II and to limit the activities of Barbary pirates on the French coasts of Provence, but in vain, leading to tense relations between France and the Porte. Savary de Brèves spoke Turkish and Arabic and was famed for his knowledge of Ottoman culture.〔 Through his efforts, Capitulations were signed between Henry IV of France and Sultan Ahmed I on 20 May 1604, giving a marked advantage for French trade, against that of the English and the Venetians.〔 In these capitulations, the protection of the French king over Jerusalem and the Holy Land is also recognized. These contact stemmed from the Franco-Ottoman alliance developed between France and the Ottoman Empire under Francis I of France. In 1607, Savary de Brèves became ambassador to Rome.〔 He married Anne de Thou, a relative of historian Jacques Auguste de Thou in 1607.〔(''Thuanus: the making of Jacques-Auguste de Thou (1553–1617)'' by Ingrid de Smet p.137 )〕 Savary de Brèves was then sent to Tunisia in 1608 by Henry IV of France.〔(''The regency of Tunis and the Ottoman Porte, 1777-1814'' Asma Moalla p.59 )〕 In 1609, he became French Consul at Alexandria in Egypt. After that, from 1615, he became governor to the King's brother, the Duke of Anjou, until he fell out of favour in 1618.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「François Savary de Brèves」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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