Victor Le Bouthillier, Archbishop of Tours (1641 to 1670)

Victor Le Bouthillier de Chavigny (1590-1670) was a French politician and clergyman. He was a counselor of state and served as almoner to Marie de Medici then to Gaston, Duke of Orleans. He was co-adjutor of the archdiocese of Tours from 1630 to 1641, bishop of Boulogne from 1626 to 1628 and archbishop of Tours from 1641 to 1670.

He is mentioned by John Evelyn during Evelyn’s visit to Tours:

“…the palace of the Archbishop, consisting both of old and new building, with many fair rooms, and a fair garden. Here I grew acquainted with one Monsieur Merey, a very good musician. The Archbishop treated me very courteously. We visited divers other churches, chapels, and monasteries for the most part neatly built, and full of pretty paintings, especially the Convent of the Capuchins, which has a prospect over the whole city, and many fair walks.”

• Archbishop’s Palace, Tours
• Thursday 18 August 1644
• Friday 6 May 1644

• Music in the Time of Vermeer