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Born Claude GOUFFIER
French nobleman and book collector
Born on 1501 in Oiron, France , France
Died on June 13, 1570 in Villers-Cotterêts, France
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He was the model for the "Marquis de Carabas" from the story Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault.
... He was the son of Artus Gouffier, tutor to the count of Angoulême who eventually rose to the throne as Francis I. Under Francis I, the Gouffier family prospered and were important patrons of both art and literature. This important dynasty was seated at the estate of Château d'Oiron. Claude Gouffier was granted knighthood in 1533, and in 1546 created Marquis of Boissy and Caravaz.
He was the model for the "Marquis de Carabas" from the story Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault.
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