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Some of Perrault's versions of old stories influenced the German versions published by the Brothers Grimm more than years later. The stories continue to be printed and have been adapted to most entertainment formats. Perrault was an influential figure in the 17th-century French literary scene and was the leader of the Modern faction during the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns.

Charles Perrault was born in Paris on 12 January , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] to a wealthy bourgeois family and was the seventh child of Pierre Perrault father and Paquette Le Clerc. He attended very good schools and studied law before embarking on a career in government service, following in the footsteps of his father and elder brother Jean.

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He took part in the creation of the Academy of Sciences as well as the restoration of the Academy of Painting. In , he moved in with his brother Pierre , who had purchased the position of chief tax collector of the city of Paris. Using his influence as Colbert's administrative aide, in April he was able to get his brother, Claude Perrault , appointed to a committee of three, the Petit Conseil, also including Louis Le Vau and Charles Le Brun , who designed the new section of the Louvre, the Colonnade , built between and , to be overseen by Colbert.

King Louis himself maintained a public air of benevolence towards Bernini, ordering the issuing of a royal bronze portrait medal in honor of the artist in The king was so displeased with Bernini's equestrian statue of him that he ordered it to be destroyed; however, his courtiers prevailed upon him to have it redone instead, with a head depicting the Roman hero Marcus Curtius.

He married Marie Guichon, who was aged 19, in She died in