Editing Pierre Séguier (section)

===Early years===
Séguier was born in [[Paris]] to a prominent legal family originating in [[Quercy]]. His grandfather, Pierre Séguier (1504–1580), was ''[[président à mortier]]'' in the parliament of Paris from 1554 to 1576, and the chancellor's father, Jean Séguier, a ''seigneur d'Autry'', was civil lieutenant of Paris at the time of his death in 1596.

Pierre was brought up by his uncle, Antoine Séguier, president and mortier in the parlement, and became master of requests in 1620. From 1621 to 1624 he was intendant of Guyenne, where he became closely allied with the [[Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette|duc d'Épernon]]. In 1624 he succeeded to his uncle's charge in the parlement, which he filled for nine years.