Martin Ruzé de Beaulieu Martin Ruzé de Beaulieu , Lord of Beaulieu of Longjumeau and Chilly ( c . 1526 , Tours – November 6 , 1613 , Paris ) was a French politician of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century , who was Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi ( or King ' s Secretary ) under Henry III of France , Henry IV of France and Louis XIII . Biography . He was the son of William Ruzé , Adviser to the Parliament , and Catherine Briconnet . He was the son of another William Ruzé , Lord of Beaulieu , Receiver General of Touraine , Mayor of Tours in 1534 . He had a brother , also named William Ruzé ( born about 1520 and died September 28 , 1587 ) , who was confessor and adviser of kings Henry II , Charles IX and Henri III , who was appointed bishop of Saint - Malo 1570 , then bishop of Angers August 29 , 1572 . He began his career in the entourage of the king in 1551 , with Henry II . From 1571 to 1588 he was general superintendent of ammunition and food . In 1573 - 1574 he was secretary to the King of Poland and in that capacity , he countersigned and raised the royal seal on the letters of King . In August 1574 he was appointed fifth secretary of state . He became , September 25 , 1576 , advisor of the king and his secretary Finance , and to the Queen Mother ( Catherine de Medici ) . In 1578 , after the resignation of Louis Valley , he was provided with the load controller of the Chancellery . On April 10 , 1589 , he became Grand Treasurer of the Order of the Holy Spirit to replace the former Secretary of State Nicolas de Neufville , seigneur de Villeroy , in disgrace , and he retained that office until his death . On April 15 , 1589 , he installed , for Henry III , Philippe de Mornay in the office of Governor of Saumur . The ceremony took place in front of the arbor : Florent Lessart , the former governor , faithful to Henry III brought the keys of the city , but out of spite and shame , he dropped to the ground . It is the king ' s secretary , who then picked up and presented them to the new governor . In 1590 , when Henri IV unsuccessfully besieged Laon , faithful to the Catholic League , which was then headed by the Duke of Mayenne , the king had with him , Louis Potier de Gesvres and Louis Revol , while Peter Forget de Fresnes was in Paris . In 1596 , he bought land Longjumeau , Chilly - Michel Gaillard . Having no children , he bequeathed his property to Antoine Coëffier de Ruzé , Marquis Effiat , his nephew , who later became Superintendent of Finance ( 1626 ) and Marshal of France ( 1631 ) . In 1601 , during the reign of Henry IV , he was appointed Grand Master of Mining and Pierre de Beringhen comptroller - general . Sully ordered them to form a committee to study and conduct excavations in the kingdom of France . On March 3 , 1606 , Henri IV gets him enlisting Antoine Lomenie , Adviser to the King in his Councils , Cabinet Secretary , who had long been his chief clerk , to relieve him in his task , Because of his age . August 26 , 1609 , he established a will to his heir nephew Antoine Coëffier de Ruzé d ' Effiat , on condition of taking the name and arms of Ruze . He died November 6 , 1613 . The black marble tomb , topped by a statue of the deceased kneeling , can be seen in the church of Saint - Etienne de Chilly - Mazarin .