Fran ois passerat biographie
François Passerat was an 17th-century French poet, playwright and actor.
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Biography
François Passerat (who was not related to the famous sixteenth century poet Jean Passerat) was the son of an actress named Buisson (or Dubuisson) and played in the Duke of Hanover's troupe from 1684, troupe of which he was also the secretary. On the death of Frederick William, he dedicated him a praise and continued his career under the protection of Ernest-Augustus of Hanover, as secretary of his wife Sophia of Hanover. The latter advised him to send his tragedy Sabinus her niece Élisabeth Charlotte, a step-sister of Louis XIV of France. This is probably what earned Passerat the possibility to play before the king in September 1692.
He may have been a member of the Comédie-Française before joining the elector of Bavaria's troupe in Brussels. In 1695, he dedicated him a collection of theatre plays, ballets and pieces in verse.
At the end of the century, he seems to have returned to Hanover.