Bertrand d´ Echaux et le journal de Héroard

Biography of Bertrand d´Echaux, who was born in Baigorry in 1556 or 1557. Part of his life is reported in the "Journal de Jean Hroard sur l´ enfance et la jeunesse de Louis XIII" (Diary of Jean Hroard on the childhood and youth of Louis XIII". Jean Hroard was the appointed physician of the Henry IV´s son that was later to become King Louis XIII. The author reports on all the incidents, mores, and the education of the heir to the throne. Bertrand d´ Echaux is mentioned in the diary on several occasions, which have been compiled in this article