Sully

Sully, MAXIMILIEN DE BETHUNE, DUC DE (1560-1641), French statesman, was born at the chateau of Rosny, near Mantes. Prior to 1606, when he received the dukedom, he was known as the Baron de Rosny, a title he inhented from his father. He did good service to the Huguenot cause, distinguishing himself greatly at the battle of Ivry (1590), and, after the accession of Henri of Navarre, became his most trusted minister. By his skill as a financier he averted the bankruptcy which seemed to be overtaking the kingdom. Soon after his master's death he retired from Ccurt, and occupied his leisure in composing his egotistic but interesting Memoires.