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Simon Renard, Sieur of Bermont and Lieutenant of Aumont or Amont, (1513- 8 August 1573) was an advisor of the Emperor Charles V and his son Philip II of Spain, overlords of the County of Burgundy and Counts of Burgundy. Renard had the court appointment of Master of Requests in Ordinary of the Emperor's household. He was ambassador of Spain in France and England. As ambassador to England he acquired extraordinary influence over Mary I, and until her marriage to Philip of Spain, which he promoted, was said by some to be virtually directing English affairs. ==Life== Simon Renard is generally known as ''Renard'' (Fox in English), and was from the town of Vesoul. In May 1549, he was in Paris, reporting on the Anglo-French initiatives and negotiations that would end the war of the Rough Wooing, a French plan to take and fortify Alderney, and the progress of other wars.〔''Calendar of State Papers Spain'', vol. 9, (1912), 380, 387, 395.〕 He recorded the joy of Henry II of France in July 1549 when he received five English banners captured at Inchkeith.〔''Calendar State Papers Spain'', vol. 9, (1912), 404.〕 Renard joined Jean Scheyfve and his colleagues as ambassadors in London when Edward VI of England was dying. He wrote to Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Bishop of Arras, describing Scheyfve's jealousy of his leading role during audiences with Mary I of England as spokesman and minute-taker. The Emperor recalled the other ambassadors on 14 September 1553 leaving Renard in charge. When he heard of his appointment, on 20 September, Renard wrote to the Emperor, begging for leave to return to Brussels to see his wife and children, and reminding the Emperor that he had organised no secretary or funds, thinking that he would only be spending 40 days in London. Mary threw a banquet when Renard's colleagues, Scheyfve, Jean de Montmorency, Sieur de Courriéres, and Jacques de Marnix, Sieur de Thoulouse, left England in October 1553. Renard noted that Lady Elizabeth and Margaret Douglas, Mary's preferred heir, were seated together in a window.〔''Calendar State Papers Spanish'', vol. 11, (1916), 214, 229, 248-8, 306, 308, 393.〕 Renard negotiated the marriage of Queen Mary I with the future King Philip II of Spain. Renard's diplomatic career was eventually compromised by his former secretary or master household in London. Etienne Quiclet, who sold his ciphers and papers to the French. In September 1557 Quiclet was put on trial in France and revealed secrets that embarrassed Renard.〔''Calendar State Papers Spanish'', vol. 11, (1916), 248-9 & note.〕 Philip, who unlike his father had never liked or trusted Renard, dismissed him in the following year.〔''CSP Spain'', vol.13 (1954), 281 & footnotes.〕 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「Simon Renard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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