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François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois (18 January 1641 – 16 July 1691) was the French Secretary of State for War during a significant part of the reign of Louis XIV. He is commonly referred to as "Louvois".
François Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, comte de Tonnerre, né le 18 janvier 1641 à Paris et mort le 16 juillet 1691 à Versailles, est un homme d'État français et l'un des principaux ministres de Louis XIV.
- Homme politique
- 18 janvier 1641À Paris
- 16 juillet 1691 (à 50 ans)À Versailles
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François-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois (baptized January 18, 1639, Paris, France—died July 16, 1691, Versailles) was the secretary of state for war under Louis XIV of France and his most influential minister in the period 1677–91. He contributed to the reorganization of the French army.
François-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, (baptized Jan. 18, 1639, Paris, France—died July 16, 1691, Versailles), French secretary of state for war under Louis XIV and his most influential minister (1677–91).
François-Michel Le Tellier, Marquis of Louvois, was one of the most important statesmen of Louis XIV’s reign. His professional advancement was remarkable, rising from Secretary of State for War to Superintendent of the King’s Buildings in 1677.
Quick Reference. (1639–91). As the highly effective, though heavy-handed, war minister of Louis XIV, Louvois provided the invaluable administrative support that made possible Louis's large armies and impressive victories.
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LOUVOIS, FRANÇOIS LE TELLIER, MARQUIS DE (1641 – 1691), secretary of state for war under Louis XIV of France. Louvois was the third and eldest surviving son of Michel Le Tellier, who was intendant of the French army of Italy at the time of Louvois's birth, and subsequently became secretary of state for war between 1643 and 1677, and then ...
