▁a ▁disappoint ment ; ▁the ▁queen ▁reg ent , ▁Marie ▁de ▁Med ici , ▁refused ▁him ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁premier ▁président ▁of ▁the ▁par lement , ▁appoint ing ▁him ▁instead ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Conseil ▁des ▁fin ances ▁intended ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁Sul ly . ▁This ▁was ▁to ▁him ▁a ▁dem otion ; ▁he ▁continued , ▁however , ▁to ▁serve ▁under ▁her , ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁of ▁the ▁treat ies ▁concluded ▁at ▁Ste ▁M ene h ould ▁( 1 6 1 4 ) ▁and ▁L oud un ▁( 1 6 1 6 ). ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Paris . ▁His ▁son ▁was ▁François ▁August e ▁de ▁Th ou , ▁who ▁was ▁executed ▁by ▁King ▁Louis ▁XIV ▁and ▁Card inal ▁Rich el ieu , ▁as ▁an ▁accomp lice ▁with ▁Henri ▁Co iff ier ▁de ▁R uz é , ▁Mar quis ▁of ▁Cin q - M ars ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 2 . ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁ ▁Argent , ▁a ▁che v ron ▁between ▁three ▁f lies ▁s able . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁His ▁attitude ▁exposed ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁anim os ity ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁party ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁See , ▁and ▁to ▁their ▁per sec ution ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁his ▁history ▁appeared . ▁This ▁history ▁was ▁his ▁life ' s ▁work . ▁In ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 6 1 1 , ▁addressed ▁to ▁the ▁president ▁Pierre ▁Je ann in , ▁he ▁described ▁his ▁lab ours .