Pierre de L'Estoile

Pierre de L'Estoile (1546 – 8 October 1611) was a French diarist and collector.

Born in Paris into a middle-class background, Pierre de l'Estoile was tutored by Mathieu Béroalde.

[1] Pierre Poussemthe de L'Estoile was the abbot of Saint Acheul.

[2] The bookseller Pierre Mongie took possession of L'Estoile's manuscripts after the abbey was dissolved, and they were later acquired by the Royal library.

Material from them was edited as Journal de Henri III (1621 by Louis Servin, 1744 by Nicolas Lenglet Du Fresnoy); and the Journal de Henri IV (The Hague, 1741).

Statue of Pierre de l'Estoile on the façade of the Hôtel de Ville de Paris by Martial Adolphe Thabard , 19th century