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Biography
Étienne Pascal's parents were Martin Pascal, who was treasurer of France, and Marguerite Pascal de Mons. Étienne was trained in law in Paris, receiving his degree in 1610.He returned to his home town of Clermont were he purchased the post of counsellor for Bas-Auvergne, the region around Clermont, in 1610.
Tu m etienne pascal biography
He came from a wealthy family so had ample money and had no need to earn a living. However he was keen to reach high positions in the service of the French nation so he sought influential jobs. Perhaps at this stage we should put his life into context by saying a few words about France in this period.
Louis XIII had become King of France in 1610, the year in which Étienne Pascal was awarded his law degree. The fact that Louis XIII's father Henry IV had been assassinated by a fanatical Roman Catholic, and Louis was only nine years old when he succeeded to the throne, already gives some idea of the political situation.
It was a time of revolt by the French peasants and