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François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, French Secretary of State for War (born 1641)

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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…
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Minister of the Armed Forces (France)

Member of the Government of France

The Minister of the Armed Forces is the leader and most senior official of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, tasked with running the French Armed Forces. The minister is the third-highest civilian having authority over France's military, behind the President of the…
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