La Chaise, François d'Aix de
François d'Aix de La Chaise (fräNswä´ dāks də lä shĕz), 1624–1709, French Jesuit, confessor of Louis XIV after 1675. His influence at court was considerable. The great cemetery in NE Paris called Père-Lachaise is named for him.
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