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Jean-Baptiste Colbert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Colbert's role as commissaire was to inspect troops; this would become an important position and one that would propel him into notoriety in 1648 with the events of the Fronde. In January 1664 Colbert became the superintendent of buildings; in 1665 he became controller-general; in 1669, he became minister of the marine; he also gained appointments as minister of commerce, of the colonies and of the palace. Colbert served as an intermediary between the royal court, as it moved about in the provinces, Cardinal Mazarin in exile and Le Tellier, who was working to coordinate the war efforts in Spain and Paris simultaneously. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Colbert   (2236 words)

Jean-Baptiste Colbert It was Colbert who suggested to Louis XIV the convening of the famous Assembly of the Clergy in 1682 which formulated the four propositions of Gallicanism. Colbert was deeply religious, but his religion was tinctured with the evils of the day, Gallicanism and Jansenism. The Colbert family gave to the Church a number of nuns and ecclesiastics. www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/c/colbert,jean-baptiste.html   (462 words)

Colbert Jean Baptiste Colbert was one of the "most important" collaborators of the king during these first and formative years of the regime. Colbert proposed and directed the reforms that brought some order out of the fiscal system, codified some of the laws of the kingdom, gave a modicum of rational direction to an anarchistic and chaotic economy, and organized the artistic, literary, and scientific talents of the era as a frame for the reign of his king. Thus Colbert, while he was undoubtedly one of the architects of the era of Louis XIV, was not the man who organized the great projects dear to the king's heart that were to be both the monuments of the age and the tragedy of the king's life. www.louis-xiv.de /louisold/Politics/Colbert.html   (1840 words)

MSN Encarta - Search Results - Colbert Colbert, Jean-Baptiste (1619-1683), French statesman, who tried to reorganize the economic structure of France in order to increase French revenue... Colbert, Claudette, professional name of Lily Chauchoin (1905-1996), American stage and film actor, born in Paris, and educated in New York City... In 1972 Nate Colbert had 5 home runs and 13 runs batted in (RBIs) for the Padres during a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. ca.encarta.msn.com /Colbert.html   (103 words)

Jean Baptiste Colbert Biography / Biography of Jean Baptiste Colbert Biography Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Reims on Aug. 29, 1619, of a family of prosperous businessmen and officials. The French statesman Jean Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683) was one of the greatest ministers of Louis XIV and is generally regarded as the creator of the economic system of prerevolutionary France. Jean Baptiste Colbert Biography / Biography of Jean Baptiste Colbert Biography www.bookrags.com /biography-jean-baptiste-colbert   (793 words)

Jean Baptiste Colbert Colbert believed in the Mercantilist doctrine that the expansion of commerce (and the maintenance of a favorable balance of trade) was the key to State wealth. Colbert revived the hated corvée, the unpaid labor-time owed by peasants to their feudal lords (and now the State) and forced local farmers and their draught-animals to work on road maintenance. Colbert doted on his charter companies, set up chambers of commerce, redirected capital to export and import-substitution industries, set up a protective system of tariffs and duties, blocked foreigners from trading in French colonies, etc. cepa.newschool.edu /het/profiles/colbert.htm   (565 words)

Jean Baptiste Colbert Jean- Baptiste Colbert was born in a merchant's family on August 29, 1619 in Reims, France. Colbert wanted to continue the trade of Newfoundland fish with the Indies of the Caribbean and ensure control of the continent, so he pushed for the settlement at Placentia. He served as controller and general minister of finance in 1665 and secretary of state for the navy from 1668 under King Louis XIV. collections.ic.gc.ca /placentia/colbert.htm   (127 words)

Louis XIV Jean-Baptiste Colbert was born in Rheims in 1619, the son of an incompetent businessman. Colbert never had the financial resources to buy back all the hereditary offices and give the crown complete freedom of action, but he did reduce their number and the money spent on them. Colbert was obsessed with fostering the growth of the navy: - in 1661, the navy had only about 19 ships; by 1677 its numbers stood at 140. history.wisc.edu /sommerville/351/351-13.htm   (1364 words)

Colbert Info The style is named after Jean-Baptiste Colbert who was the finance minister of Louis XIV from 1661. Colbert is a mixture of freehand and counted thread embroidery. The Colbert lace like filling patterns were inspired along the lines of Baroque needle made laces. www.jmddesigns.co.nz /colbhis.htm   (414 words)

WHKMLA : History of France, The Economy 1661-1715 Colbert identified the outflow of bullion (gold, silver) as the main cause for the dilemma and the deficit in the trade with the Dutch Republic as one of the major problems to tackle. Colbert made the tax collection system more efficient - at the beginning of his tenure in office, only about 10 % of the taxes collected ended up in the royal treasury; the fugure was raised to 85 % (taxes had been "farmed", i.e. Colbert was regarded the protector of the Huguenots. www.zum.de /whkmla/region/france/france16611715ec.html   (662 words)

Colbert, Jean Baptiste on Encyclopedia.com COLBERT, JEAN BAPTISTE [Colbert, Jean Baptiste], 1619-83, French statesman. It was Colbert's commercial policy, however, that, by challenging Dutch commercial strength, contributed to the Dutch War of 1672-78. Colbert contributed significantly to the splendor of Louis XIV's reign by patronizing the arts and sciences. www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/ColbertJ1.asp   (680 words)

Louis XIV and Domestic Policy Colbert realised the importance of a sound commercial policy and he viewed that overseas trade was the way ahead. In one sense, the success of Colbert was such that this obvious problem was suitably disguised so that future politicians would have to solve it. For Colbert, this represented a weakness that other nations might exploit. www.historylearningsite.co.uk /louis_xiv_and_domestic_policy.htm   (995 words)

The Economic Policy that Made the Peace of Westphalia Colbert's seminal contribution to a humanist republican conception of political economy was initially reflected in France's historical fight to liberate the peoples of Europe from the predatory control of the Austrian Hapsburg Empire, and from the central banking role of the Venetian and Dutch oligarchies. Colbert believed that the most important means of securing the future of France was to persuade the young King to fund and support great scientific and technological projects that would both increase the power of the nation internally, and extend its contributions abroad. Colbert applied the principle of the Peace of Westphalia—that is, the principle of "the Advantage of the other"—to a grand design of economic development of France itself. www.larouchepub.com /other/2003/3021westphalia.html   (9121 words)

Colbert, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, born in Reims, entered the service of Cardinal Mazarin and succeeded him as chief minister to Louis XIV. In his later years Colbert was supplanted in Louis's favour by the war minister Louvois (1641–1691), who supported a policy of conquests. Industry was brought under state control, shipbuilding was encouraged by bounties, companies were established to trade with India and America, and colonies were founded in Louisiana, Guiana, and Madagascar. www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0013482.html   (310 words)

A Moment In Time with Dan Roberts The closest that one of his servants came to having the chance to wield independent power was Jean-Baptiste Colbert and he had big plans for France. Colbert was born in Rheims in 1619, the son of a merchant. After the turmoil dissipated, Mazarin returned, retained Colbert and the latter managed the churchman’s affairs with such skill that both men grew fabulously wealthy from judicious use of patronage and their connection to the King. www.amomentintime.com /transcript.asp?AMIT_ID=2641   (328 words)

Modern History Sourcebook: Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683): Memorandum on Trade, 1664 Colbert from 1661 was for more than twenty years of responsible for the finances of France. Colbert's memorandum also shows how any practical application depended entirely on the support of the king. He believed that material prosperity would raise the yield of taxes but that this prosperity would grow only with a managed economy: that is, with the mercantilistic encouragement of native industries and exports and the discouragement of imports from abroad. www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/1664colbert.html   (716 words)

Mini Biographies of Scots and Scots Descendants - Cleveland, Grover For 25 years Colbert reconstructed the french economy and its tax system, rejuvenated the navy, promoted the arts, beautified the architecture of the country, founded royal societies and schools and encouraged the settlement of New France. He claimed to have been a descendant of Richard Colbert, a native of Inverness and left this inscription on his ancestor’s tomb: In Scotland I had my cradle, and Rheims has given me my tomb. www.electricscotland.com /webclans/minibios/c/colbert_jean.htm   (100 words)

Colbert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of finance under King Louis XIV Colbert may also be these places in the United States: Stephen Colbert, American comedian and the host of The Colbert Report en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colbert   (113 words)

THE ROMANCE READER reviews: Betray Me Not by Michele Hauf Jean-Baptiste Colbert suspects that Nicholas Fouquet is stealing funds from France and wants Armand to look into the matter, which he readily agrees to do. While spying for Colbert, Armand attends a ball whereupon he meets a masqued lady determined to take him to her bed. Madeleine de Pellison is forced by Nicholas Fouquet (Colbert's chief rival) to spy on Armand Saint-Sylvestre, a man Fouquet knows is spying on him but doesn't yet know why. www.theromancereader.com /hauf-betray.html   (637 words)

About Statistics Canada: Jean Talon Talon arrived in North America in 1665 on a mission from King Louis XIV and his finance minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert. On November 2,1671, Talon was able to write to Colbert that he was proud to be dressed from head to foot in clothing... Canada's first official statistician was Jean Talon, born in 1625 in Champagne, France. www.statcan.ca /english/about/jt.htm   (663 words)

Colbert One-Name Study Jean Baptiste Colbert 1619 - 1683 was a French Statesman and leading advisor to Louis XIV. One of the most famous individuals with the Colbert name must be Jean Baptiste Colbert. Due to Jean Baptiste's naval connections many ships were named after him. www.one-name.org /profiles/colbert.html   (695 words)

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Colbert by LEFEBVRE, Claude Colbert was the controller general of finance (from 1665) and secretary of state for the navy (from 1668) under King Louis XIV of France. He carried out the program of economic reconstruction that helped make France the dominant power in Europe. www.wga.hu /html/l/lefebvre/colbert.html   (41 words)

Jean Talon Jean Baptiste Colbert was looking for someone intelligent, imaginative and willing to go to New France. He was picked over a period of two years by Jean-Baptiste Colbert. Jean-Baptiste chose well it seems because in Talons five years in office he established the Canadian colony to a strong economic basis. www.plpsd.mb.ca /amhs/history/jeantalon.html   (418 words)

Colbert Colbert governed the reign of France from 1661 to his death. Thanks to his extraordinary professional competence and his rare honesty, Colbert soon made himself indispensable, so as to be chosen as the natural successor to Mazarin as chief minister to Louis XIV. When Colbert's library was sold in 1728, the collections he had so patiently brought together were dispersed. www.braidense.it /bookbinding/uk/colbert_en.htm   (477 words)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Works of Art: European Paintings In 1651 Colbert joined the household of Cardinal Mazarin, principal advisor to Anne of Austria during the minority of Louis XIV (1638—1715). Having recouped the cardinal's fortune, Colbert entered the king's service and, ten years after he sat for this portrait, was appointed minister of finance. He was instrumental in reforming the arts to serve the monarchy. www.metmuseum.org /Works_of_Art/viewOne.asp?dep=11&viewMode=1&item=51.34   (102 words)

Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, France Although Fouquet remained a faithful servant of the crown, his personal riches and extravagant lifestyle did not escape the notice of Jean-Baptiste Colbert. The most prominent member of a distinguished family of French administrators under Louis XIV, Colbert directed virtually all of France's internal affairs from 1661 to 1683, and became the personal and financial confidant of Cardinal Mazarin. Jealous of Fouquet's high visibility and personal wealth, the ambitious Colbert — who had ready access to the king's ear — availed himself of every opportunity to plant seeds of suspicion in Louis' mind about Fouquet's honesty in dealing with the state's finances. www.discoverfrance.net /France/Castles/Vaux-le-Vicomte2.shtml   (497 words)

artnet.com: Resource Library: Théodon, Jean As a protégé of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV& Surintendant des Bâtiments, in 1676 he was sent as a student to the Académie de France in Rome without having taken part in the usual competition. www.artnet.com /library/08/0844/T084456.asp   (299 words)

Look Colbert! GOOGLE: Search Books relating to Jean Baptiste Colbert Colbert was born at Monalena in Castlemahon but was brought up in Galeview House. With kind thanks to Mrs Jennifer Colbert from Brooklyn U.S.A for sending me this photograph that she took in Dublin in February 2004, of the Kilmainham Prison Plaque in Dublin Ireland. pages.123-reg.co.uk /genealogyjen-1097238/jlcd/id6.html   (466 words)

Civilization.ca - VMNF - Glossary Born in France in 1619 where he died in 1683, Jean-Baptiste Colbert was an administrator and a politician. Even though he always insisted that people believe that it was the king who was responsible for all his initiatives, most of the administrative decisions taken by Louis XIV favouring New France between 1661 and 1672, the year war broke out between the French and the Dutch, were supported if not inspired by Colbert. It is in his capacity as councillor of state and intendant of finances and the navy under Louis XIV that he personally takes care of the affairs of New France. www.civilization.ca /vmnf/reper/glossair/r-ge-23.htm   (113 words)

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