François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, Secretary of State for War (died 1691)

François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois

Secretary of State for War under Louis XIV

François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois 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". Together with his father, Michel le Tellier, he oversaw an increase in the numbers of the French…

Secretary of State for War (France)

The Secretary of State for War, later Secretary of State, Minister for War, was one of the four or five specialized secretaries of state in France during the Ancien Régime. The position was responsible for the Army, for the Marshalcy and for overseeing French border provinces.…