 Antoine de Pluvinel was born in the town of Crest, then in the province of the Dauphiné in France.His date of birth is given as 1552 by Terrebasse, where it is based on the "Mémoire" of Pluvinel's son-in-law.It is given as 1555 by several other authors including Saurel, Christian, Mennessier, and Monteilhet, which according to Tucker does not coincide with other known details of his life.