Étienne de Silhouette, French translator and politician, Controller-General of Finances (died 1767)

Étienne de Silhouette

Étienne de Silhouette was a French Ancien Régime Controller-General of Finances under Louis XV.

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…