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    Jean Baptiste Colbert, Marquis of Torcy (14 September 1665 – 2 September 1746), generally called Colbert de Torcy, was a French diplomat, who negotiated...
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    was the eldest son of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, nephew of Charles Colbert de Croissy and cousin of Jean-Baptiste Colbert de Torcy. Seignelay married twice;...
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    of Croissy, which would be turned into a Marquisate in July 1676. They had seven children:[citation needed] Jean Baptiste Colbert, Marquis of Torcy (1665–1746)...
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  • under the rule of King Louis XIV Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Seignelay, French politician Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquess of Torcy, French diplomat...
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    indecision. Jean Baptiste Colbert, Marquis of Torcy, a French diplomat, who negotiated some of the most important treaties towards the end of Louis XIV's...
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  • Colbert, Marquis de Seignelay (1651–1690), called Seignelay, French politician, son of Jean-Baptiste Colbert Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquess of Torcy...
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    Charles Colbert, marquis de Croissy, a senior French diplomat and brother of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Minister of Finance from 1661 to 1683. Colbert de Croissy...
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    responsible for the foreign relations of France. The current officeholder, Jean-Noël Barrot, was appointed in 2024. In 1547, royal secretaries became specialised...
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    persuaded him otherwise. Moreover, Louis's foreign minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, marquis de Torcy, pointed out that war with the Emperor would almost certainly...
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  • John C. Rule (category Fellows of the Royal Historical Society)
    Schwoerer (1992). "A Career in the Making: The Education of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Torcy" in French Historical Studies, Vol. 19, No. 4, (Autumn 1996)...
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