This religious & political figure created the Academie Francaise in 1635, & it's still around today
While a powerful political 
figure, events like the Day of the Dupes show that in ... his patronage of the arts; 
most notably, he founded the Acadmie Franaise, ...... 16351642, Succeeded 
by [DOC] [TLE] Louis XIV - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] He also appointed himself patron of the Acadmie Franaise, the body that ... of 
the largest palaces in the world, officially moving his court and government there 
in 1682.