Lancelot de Carle | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Riez | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Riez |
| Elected | 1550 |
| Term ended | 1568 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c.1508 Bordeaux, France |
| Died | July 1568 (aged 59–60) Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Jean de Carle Jacquette de Constantin |
Lancelot de Carle (also Carles) (c. 1508 – July 1568), Bishop of Riez, was a French scholar, poet and diplomat. He was in London in 1536, in the service of the French Ambassador, Antoine de Castelnau. Carle was an eyewitness to the trial and execution of Anne Boleyn, Queen consort of Henry VIII, and shortly afterwards, he wrote a poem detailing her life and the circumstances surrounding her death.[1][2]