De l'Estoile family explained

The family de l'Estoile (also spelled as l'Etoile, l'Estoille and Lestoille) was a French family, whose members were noted for their activities in the Safavid Empire (1501-1736). The first known member of the family that moved to Iran was Isaac Boutet de l'Estoille (died 28 July 1667, in New Julfa). He served king Abbas I (r. 1588–1629) as a goldsmith, amongst others.

Notable members

• Isaac Boutet de l'Estoille (died 28 July 1667, New Julfa)
• Louis-Guillherme de l'Estoile (died 16 June 1701, New Julfa)
• Angela de l'Estoille (died 1675)
• André de l'Estoille (died 1745, New Julfa)
• Alexandre de l'Estoille (died 1707, near Bandar Abbas)
• Reine de l’Estoile (died 1766), married to Jacques Rousseau (diplomat)
• Isaac de l'Estoille

Sources

• Book: Algar. Hamid. Mīrzā Malkum Khān: A Study in the History of Iranian Modernism. 1973. University of California Press. 978-0520022171. 5. registration.
• Book: Floor. Willem. Herzig. Edmund. Iran and the World in the Safavid Age. 2012. I.B. Tauris. 311, 316–319, 321, 323.
• Encyclopedia: EAST INDIA COMPANY . Kroell . Anne . http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/east-india-company . Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VII, Fasc. 6 . 647–649 . 1996 .