Arnaud Du Ferrier

Arnaud du Ferrier (* um 1508 in Toulouse, † 1585 ) was a French jurist and diplomat.

Ferrier grew up in Toulouse and studied at the University of Law. Upon successful completion, he settled as a lawyer in Bourges. Later he took a position at the university of his native city, where he worked in parallel to his teaching position also as a lawyer. Later, he was also elected to the City Council.

By 1550, he was entrusted with the management of Ferrier Parlements of Paris. 1562 asked him the French king Charles IX. to represent him at the Council of Trent. Ferrier could not fulfill this wish, since he had been adopted as an infant and was not authorized with this " flaw " for these tasks. Probably to compensate him sent the Kings as ambassador to Venice, where he respond to that office until 1567.

Ferrier returned to France in 1570 and went again to Venice. He sat Aud these trips with the teachings of Calvin apart and made ​​this self to. As a consequence, it Ferrier was suspended and lost all his offices. It was not until Henry IV, the King of Navarre, took him into his service and appointed him chancellor.