Isaac de Beausobre facts for kids
Isaac de Beausobre (born March 8, 1659 – died June 5, 1738) was an important French Protestant church leader. He is most famous for his two-book history about an ancient religion called Manichaeism.
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Isaac de Beausobre's Early Life
Isaac de Beausobre was born in Niort, France. He studied religion at the Protestant Academy of Saumur. When he was 22, he became a minister, serving as a pastor in Châtillon-sur-Indre.
Moving to a New Home
In 1685, a law called the Edict of Nantes was canceled. This meant that Protestants in France faced difficulties. Isaac de Beausobre had to leave France. He moved to Rotterdam in November 1685. In 1686, he became a religious advisor, or chaplain, to Princess Henrietta Catherine of Orange-Nassau in Oranienbaum.
Life in Berlin
In 1693, after the death of John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Beausobre moved to Berlin. There, he became a preacher for the royal family. In 1695, he also became a pastor for the French church at Friedrichswerder Church.
He held many important roles. He was a royal preacher and a counselor for the French Protestant church council. He also directed the Maison française, a special home for French people. He was an inspector for the French school, called a gymnasium. He also supervised all the French churches in Brandenburg. Isaac de Beausobre was known for his deep knowledge and was an excellent speaker.
Isaac de Beausobre's Family
Isaac de Beausobre was married two times. With his first wife, he had a son named Charles Louis de Beausobre (1690–1753). Charles Louis also became a pastor and a scholar of religion. He was a member of the important Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin.
With his second wife, Charlotte Schwarz, Isaac de Beausobre had another son, Louis de Beausobre (1730–1783). Louis became a philosopher, someone who studies big questions about life. He also studied how countries manage money and resources, making him a political economist. Louis was also a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
