HENAULT, CHARLES JEAN FRANCOIS (1685 177o), French historian, was born in Paris. He became coun cillor of the parlement of Paris (17o5), president of the court of .enquetes (1710) and superintendent of the household of Queen Marie Leszczynska (1753). On his recovery in his Both year from a dangerous malady (1765) he professed to have undergone re ligious conversion and retired into private life, but his religion did not prevent him from continuing his friendship with Voltaire. Henault wrote the Abrege chronologique de l'histoire de France, first published anonymously in 1744, which had a success, and was translated into several languages, even into Chinese. He died at Paris on Nov. 24, 17 7o.
See Sainte-Beuve, Causeries du lundi, vol. xi.; and H. Lion, Le President Henault Om).