Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a French statesman who served as First Minister of State from 1661 until his death in 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. Wikipedia
Born: August 29, 1619, Reims, France
Died: September 6, 1683 (age 64 years), Paris, France
Books: Monsieur Colbert's Ghost; Or, France Without Bounds. Being a Particular Account by what Ways it Has Attain'd to that Supream Grandure, and Relating the Secret Intreagues of the French Kings Ministers at the Courts of Most of the Princes and States of Europe, Etc, Memoirs of the Marquis of Torcy, Secretary of State to Lewis XIV. Containing the History of the Negotiations From the Treaty of Ryswic to the Peace of Utrecht. Translated From the French. ... of 2; Volume 1, and Memoirs of the Marquis of Torcy, Secretary of State to Lewis XIV. Containing the History of the Negotiations From the Treaty of Ryswic to the Peace of Utrecht. Translated From the French. ... of 2; Volume 2
Previous offices: Minister of the Navy of France (1669–1683), Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi (1669–1683), and Chief minister of France (1661–1683)
Organizations founded: Academy Science, Gobelins Manufactory, French East India Company, and more
Grandchildren: Marie Anne d'Albert de Luynes, Marie Françoise d'Albert de Luynes, Marie Madeleine de Colbert, and more
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