René Mésangeau (or Mézangeau, Mesangio, Mésengeot, Mesengé, Meziniot, Meschanson, Mesangior, Mazagau, Merengeau, Messangior, Mezanio, and Mezengau)[1] (fl.
In 1619, he settled in France and married the daughter of the spinet maker Jean Jacquet.
In 1621, he was appointed Musicien ordinaire du Roi at the French court by Louis XIII.
He was a pioneer of the new D minor lute tuning that was important for the style brisé.
His achievements brought him recognition by Pierre Ballard (1631 and 1638) and by Marin Mersenne in his Harmonie Universelle (1636).