Michel de Marillac

His uncle was Charles de Marillac, Archbishop of Vienne and a member of the king's council, the Conseil du Roi.

A member of the circle of Marie de' Medici, he was arrested after the Queen Mother's flight in 1631 and died in prison.

His main concern was encouraging economic growth, as a balance to the threats posed by popular unrest in France and the resistance to new forms of taxation to support the war.

His key proposals reforming the legal administration were embodied in the Code Michau, published in 1629, which synthesised in 430 article headings texts adopted by the États-général of 1614 and the Assemblies of Notables, 1617–26, embracing every aspect of government.

Marillac's brother Louis, who had served as a general of the French army in Italy during the War of the Mantuan Succession, was beheaded that same year.