French historian, born in Languedoc. During the reign of Louis XIII. he was historiographer to the Court of France. He contributed to French history by writing Histoire de la guerre de Flandre 15591609 (Paris, 1615); Histoire de ladministration du cardinal dAmboise, grand ministre détat en France (Paris, 1634), a defence of the cardinal; and Histoire de ladministration de labbé Suger (Paris, 1645). Taking an especial interest in the Turks he wrote Inventaire général de lhistoire des Turcs (Paris, 1619); Histoire générale de la religion des Turcs avec la vie de leur prophète Mahomet (Paris, 1626); and Histoire générale du sérail et de la cour du grand Turc (Paris, 1626; English trans. by E. Grimeston, London, 1635). Having heard the narrative of a Jesuit who had returned from China, Baudier wrote Histoire de la cour du roi de Chine (Paris, 1626; English trans. in vol. viii. of the Collection of Voyages and Travels of A. and J. Churchill, London, 17071747). He also wrote Vie du cardinal Ximénès (Paris, 1635), which was again published with a notice of the author by E. Baudier (Paris, 1851), and a curious romance entitled Histoire de lincomparable administration de Romieu, grand ministre détat de Raymond Bérenger, comte de Provence (Paris, 1635).
See J. Lelong, Bibliothèque historique de la France (Paris, 17681778); L. Moréri, Le Grand Dictionnaire historique (Amsterdam, 1740).