ABBE DE CESAR RICHARD SAINT-REAL
\ˈab də se͡ɪzˈɑː ɹˈɪt͡ʃəd sˈe͡ɪntɹˈi͡əl], \ˈab də seɪzˈɑː ɹˈɪtʃəd sˈeɪntɹˈiəl], \ˈa_b d_ə s_eɪ_z_ˈɑː ɹ_ˈɪ_tʃ_ə_d s_ˈeɪ_n_t_ɹ_ˈiə_l]\
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A French historian, called "the French Sallust"; born at Chambery, 1639; died there, 1692. He was official historian of Savoy, and wrote a "History of the Spanish Conspiracy of 1618 against the Republic of Venice" (1674), his principal work. His historical novel, "Don Carlos", is the chief source of Schiller's drama of that name. His works have been often reprinted (8 vols., 1757).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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