sentences:  La Primaudaye came from a large Protestant family in Anjou.There is little evidence about his childhood, but it is known that one of his brothers was executed for killing a member of the gentry, since La Primaudaye refers to his sadness over this event.In 1580 he was a "gentilhomme de la chambre" (gentleman of the bedchamber) for Francis, Duke of Anjou, the youngest son of king Henry II of France.