Dominicus Baudius

Dominicus Baudius, a Latinised form of Dominique Baudier, (Lille, 8 April 1561 – Leiden, 22 August 1613) was a French Neo-Latin poet, scholar and historian.

As a result of the arrival of the new regent of the low countries, the Duke of Alba in 1568, Baudius moved to Aachen along with his parents and sister.

After his study, Baudius became part of an envoy to England, where he stayed from 1583 to 1585 and where he formed a friendship with the poet Philip Sidney, introduced by Daniel Rogers.

He stayed amongst others in Caen and Tours, and maintained himself with various jobs and support from friends such as Jacques-Auguste de Thou.

In the same year he was appointed historian for the French States-General together with Johannes Meursius, with the assignment to write down the events of 1609–1611.

This resulted in the Libri tres de Induciis belli Begici (Three books about the Truce in the dutch war).