Philibert Babou

For his son, see Philibert Babou de la Bourdaisière.

Philibert Babou (French pronunciation: [filibɛʁ babu]; c. 1484–1557) was a cryptographer^[1] and minister of finance for Francis I. Mayor of Tours in 1520, he was appointed trésorier in 1523, with powers to collect and distribute much of the king's revenue.^[2] His son Jean Babou became the Grand Master of Artillery.

Francis I of France took Babou's wife Marie Gaudin as a mistress,^[1] and from 1520 he built Château de la Bourdaisière for her.^[3]

References

1. Kahn, David (1996). The Codebreakers. Scribner. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-684-83130-5.
2. Knecht, R. J (1984). Francis I. Cambridge University Press. pp. 129–30. ISBN 978-0-521-27887-4.
3. "HISTORY of the Château de la Bourdaisière". Archived from the original on 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2010-11-06.