▁he ▁formed ▁a ▁friendship ▁with ▁Ar na ud ▁d ' O ss at ▁( after wards ▁Bishop ▁of ▁R ennes , ▁bishop ▁of ▁Bay e ux ▁and ▁a ▁cardinal ), ▁who ▁was ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁amb assador . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁brilliant ▁corte ge ▁which ▁brought ▁King ▁Henry ▁III ▁back ▁to ▁France , ▁after ▁his ▁flight ▁from ▁his ▁Polish ▁kingdom . ▁He ▁also ▁visited ▁several ▁parts ▁of ▁France , ▁and ▁at ▁Bor de aux ▁met ▁Michel ▁de ▁Mont a igne . ▁On ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁elder ▁brother ▁Jean ▁( 5 ▁April ▁ 1 5 7 9 ), ▁who ▁was ▁ma ître ▁des ▁requ êtes ▁to ▁the ▁par lement , ▁his ▁relations ▁pre va iled ▁on ▁him ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁Church , ▁and ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁par lement ▁and ▁got ▁married ▁( 1 5 8 8 ). ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁conse iller ▁d ' état . ▁He ▁served ▁faith fully ▁both ▁Henry ▁III ▁and ▁Henry ▁IV , ▁because ▁they ▁both ▁represented ▁legit imate ▁authority . ▁ ▁He ▁succeeded ▁his ▁uncle ▁August in ▁as ▁président ▁à ▁mort ier ▁( 1 5 9 5 ), ▁and ▁used ▁his ▁authority ▁in ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁religious ▁peace . ▁He ▁negoti ated ▁the ▁Ed ict ▁of ▁N antes ▁with ▁the ▁Protest ants , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁Gall ican ▁Church ▁he ▁opposed ▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Tr ent . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Henry ▁IV , ▁de ▁Th ou ▁had