"Guillaume de Lamoignon (1617–1677) was a French jurist. He is known for work which he did towards preparing the codification of French laws.
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master of requests in the Parlement. He took an active part in the Fronde of the Parlement against Mazarin.
He became first president of the Parlement in 1658. A distinguished member of the Compagnie du Saint-Sacrement, he was greatly devoted to the Catholic cause. He induced Colbert to give up the idea of putting back to twenty-seven the age for ordination to priesthood, and the years required for monastic vows to twenty for the women and twenty-seven for the men. " - (en.wikipedia.org 10.08.2021)
