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Monday, November 8, 2010

QUESTION 384 e: On the Sea Shore.


Made a maitre des requetes 13 October 1719, X was the intendant of Hainaut in Valenciennes from 1727 to 1743. He was the intendant of Lille from 1743 to 1754 while simultaneously the intendant of Flanders from May 1745 until 18 October 1748 during its French occupation.
He was named the controller general of finances, 20 July 1754. He served this function until 24 April 1756. He pursued a daring economic policy, bordering liberalism, while trying to straighten out the royal finances. Having the king's confidence as the minister of state in 1755, he was consulted about the reversal of alliances from Prussia to Austria..
He served during the reign of Y


X


Y

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