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Michel Chamillart, French politician, Controller-General of Finances (born 1652)

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Michel Chamillart

French politician

Michel Chamillart or Chamillard was a French statesman, a minister of King Louis XIV of France.
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Controller-General of Finances

Position in the Ancien Régime of France

The Controller-General or Comptroller-General of Finances was the name of the minister in charge of finances in France from 1661 to 1791. It replaced the former position of Superintendent of Finances, which was abolished with the downfall of Nicolas Fouquet. It did not hold any…
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