BAUDIER

baudier, michel (c. 1589-1645), french historian, was born in languedoc. during the reign of louis xiii. he was historiographer to the court of france. he contributed to french history by writing _histoire de la guerre de flandre 1559-1609_ (paris, 1615); _histoire de l'administration du cardinal d'amboise, grand ministre d'etat en france_ (paris, 1634), a defence of the cardinal; and _histoire de l'administration de l'abbe suger_ (paris, 1645). taking an especial interest in the turks he wrote _inventaire general de l'histoire des turcs_ (paris, 1619); _histoire generale de la religion des turcs avec la vie de leur prophete mahomet_ (paris, 1626); and _histoire generale du serail et de la cour du grand turc_ (paris, 1626; english trans. by e. grimeston, london, 1635). having heard the narrative of a jesuit who had returned from china, baudier wrote _histoire de la cour du roi de chine_ (paris, 1626; english trans. in vol. viii. of the _collection of voyages and travels_ of a. and j. churchill, london, 1707-1747). he also wrote _vie du cardinal ximenes_ (paris, 1635), which was again published with a notice of the author by e. baudier (paris, 1851), and a curious romance entitled _histoire de l'incomparable administration de romieu, grand ministre d'etat de raymond berenger, comte de provence_ (paris, 1635). see j. lelong, _bibliotheque historique de la france_ (paris, 1768-1778); l. moreri, _le grand dictionnaire historique_ (amsterdam, 1740).