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Argenson
Argenson, derived from an old Hamlet (place), hamlet situated in what is now the ''département in France, département'' of Indre-et-Loire, is the name of a France, French family which produced some prominent statesmen, soldiers and men of letters. The family's noble affiliation dates from 1374 Principal members * René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1596–1651) ** Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1623–1700) *** Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1652-1721) ****René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1694–1757) *****Marc Antoine René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1722–1787) ****Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1696–1764) *****Marc-René de Voyer d'Argenson (1721–1782) **Pierre de Voyer d'Argenson, Vicomte de Mouzay Chronological list of the marquises of Argenson The title of Argenson, in Touraine, was established as a marquisate in January 1700. # 1700–1721 : Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1652–1721), 1st Marquis d'Argens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Louis De Voyer De Paulmy D'Argenson
René-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, Marquis d'Argenson (18 October 169426 January 1757) was a politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from November 1744 to January 1747 and was a friend of Voltaire. His younger brother, Marc-Pierre, Comte d'Argenson (1696-1764), was Minister of War from 1743 to 1757. Life René-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy was born 18 October 1694, eldest son of Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1652-1721) and Marguerite Le Fèvre de Caumartin (1672-1719). He had a younger brother, Marc-Pierre, Comte d'Argenson (1696-1764), who served as Minister of War from 1743 to 1747. His father was Lieutenant General of Police and Controller-General of Finances, one of the most important positions in the Ancien Régime. He was a member of the ''Noblesse de robe'' or Nobles of the robe, a class that formed the Second Estate whose rank derived from holding judicial or administrative posts. They were usually hard-working professionals, unlike the aristocratic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc-René De Voyer De Paulmy D'Argenson (1623–1700)
Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (13 December 1623 – 1 May 1700), was a French administrator and diplomat, who served as ambassador to Venetian Republic from 1651 to 1655. Although his career ended in 1655 for reasons that are unclear, his eldest son Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1652-1721) became Lieutenant General of Police and Controller-General of Finances, while his grandsons included René Louis d'Argenson, Minister for Foreign Affairs 1744 to 1747, and Marc-Pierre, Comte d'Argenson, Minister of War 1743 to 1747. Biography Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson was born at Blois on 13 December 1623, eldest son of René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson and Hélène de La Font. His siblings included Louis (died 1694), Abbott of Beaulieu-en-Rouergue, Pierre, Vicomte de Mouzay, (ca 1625-1709) Governor of New France 1651 to 1655, Jacques (1628-1715), and Madeleine, who married Louis de Bernage, later head of the Grand Conseil. In 1650, he married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc-Pierre De Voyer De Paulmy D'Argenson
Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, Comte d'Argenson (16 August 1696, Paris22 August 1764, Paris) was a French politician. Biography D'Argenson, a younger son of Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1652–1721), was born on 16 August 1696. Following the family tradition he studied law and was councillor at the parlement of Paris. He succeeded his father as lieutenant-general of police in Paris, but held the post only five months (26 January to 30 June 1720). He then received the office of intendant of Tours, and resumed the lieutenancy of police in 1722. On 2 January 1724 d'Argenson was appointed councillor of state. He gained the confidence of the regent Philippe, Duke of Orleans, administering his fortune and living with his son until 1737. During this period he opened his salon to the philosophers Chaulieu, the Marquis of la Fare and Voltaire, and collaborated in the legislative labours of the chancellor d'Aguesseau. In March 1737 d'Argenson was appointed director of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc-René De Voyer De Paulmy D'Argenson (1652–1721)
Marc-René de Voyer, Marquis de Paulmy and marquis d’Argenson (4 November 16528 May 1721) was a French politician. at the Académie française Biography D'Argenson was born in Venice on 4 November 1652, where his father, also Marc-René, was ambassador. According to tradition, he was declared a godson of the |
Marc-René De Voyer De Paulmy D'Argenson (1771–1842)
Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1771–1842), a member of the French Chamber of Deputies. D'Argenson was a grandson of Marc-Pierre, Count d'Argenson. He was a prefect of Deux-Nèthes from 1809–1813. As a member of the Chamber of Dueputies during the Hundred Days in 1815, he was a member of the French deputation to the allies to obtain the exclusion of the Bourbons. After the second restoration of Louis XVIII he was often elected as a member of the Chamber of Deputies and voted with the opposition. Biography D'Argenson, son of Marc René, Marquis de Voyer de Paulmy d’Argenson, was born in Paris in September 1771. He was brought up by his father’s cousin, Marc Antoine René, Marquis de Paulmy, governor of the arsenal, and was made lieutenant of dragoons in 1789. Although, at the age of eighteen, he had succeeded to several estates and a large fortune, he embraced the revolutionary cause, joining the army of the North as Lafayette’s aide-de-camp and remaining w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc-René De Voyer De Paulmy D'Argenson (1722–1787)
Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson may refer to: * Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1623-1700), seigneur d'Argenson et de Vueil-le-Mesnil, comte de Rouffiac, a French knight, politician and diplomat * Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1652-1721), 1st marquis d'Argenson, a French politician * Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1722-1787), French ambassador, Minister of War and a noted bibliophile and collector of art * Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1771–1842), a member of the French Chamber of Deputies * René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson, marquis d'Argenson (1694–1757), a French statesman * René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson, comte d'Argenson (1596–1651), a French diplomat See also * Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson * Pierre de Voyer d'Argenson, Vicomte de Mouzay Pierre de Voyer d'Argenson, Vicomte de Mouzay (1625 – probably in 1709) was the French governor of New France from 1658 to 1661. Biography He was a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc-René De Voyer De Paulmy D'Argenson (1652-1721)
Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson may refer to: * Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1623-1700), seigneur d'Argenson et de Vueil-le-Mesnil, comte de Rouffiac, a French knight, politician and diplomat * Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1652-1721), 1st marquis d'Argenson, a French politician * Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1722-1787), French ambassador, Minister of War and a noted bibliophile and collector of art * Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1771–1842), a member of the French Chamber of Deputies * René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson, marquis d'Argenson (1694–1757), a French statesman * René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson, comte d'Argenson (1596–1651), a French diplomat See also * Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson * Pierre de Voyer d'Argenson, Vicomte de Mouzay Pierre de Voyer d'Argenson, Vicomte de Mouzay (1625 – probably in 1709) was the French governor of New France from 1658 to 1661. Biography He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Marc-René De Voyer De Paulmy D'Argenson
Charles Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (20 April 179631 July 1862), marquis d'Argenson, was a French archaeologist and politician. Biography Charles, son of Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1771–1842), was born in Boulogne-sur-Seine on 20 of April 1796. He concerned himself little with politics. He was, however, a member of the ''conseil général'' of Vienne for six years, but was expelled from it in 1840 in consequence of his advanced ideas and his relations with the opposition. In 1848 he was elected deputy from Vienne to the Chamber of Deputies (France) by 12,000 votes. He was an active member of the Archaeological Society of Touraine and the Society of Antiquaries of the West, and wrote learned works for these bodies. He collaborated in preparing the archives of the scientific congress at Tours in 1847; brought out two editions of the manuscripts of his great-grand-uncle Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, Comte d'A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre De Voyer D'Argenson, Vicomte De Mouzay
Pierre de Voyer d'Argenson, Vicomte de Mouzay (1625 – probably in 1709) was the French governor of New France from 1658 to 1661. Biography He was a son of the diplomat René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson. He came of a noble family of Touraine, and although originally intended for the church, distinguished himself in several military engagements. He received his commission as governor of Canada on 27 January 1657, arriving in Quebec in 1658. Under his administration, Canada was occupied in repelling incursions from the Iroquois, and was torn by internal quarrels. He made some progress in exploring the region on Hudson Bay and beyond Lake Superior. Notes References * * Governors of New France, Argenson, Vicomte d' 1625 births 1709 deaths 17th-century Canadian politicians {{KingdomofFrance-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René De Voyer De Paulmy D'Argenson
René de Voyer, seigneur d’Argenson (1596–1651) was a French diplomat. Biography René de Voyer was the grandson of René de Voyer, seigneur de Paulmy et de la Roche de Gennes, and of Jeanne Gueffault, dame d'Argenson. His father, Pierre, was the head of the comtes d'Argenson branch of the family. He was born on 21 November 1596. René de Voyer was a lawyer by profession, and became successively ''avocat'', councillor at the parlement de Paris, ''maître des requêtes'', and councillor of state. Cardinal Richelieu entrusted him with several missions as inspector and intendant of the forces. In 1623 he was appointed intendant of justice, police and finance in Auvergne, and in 1632 held similar office in Limousin, where he remained until 1637. After the death of Louis XIII in 1643, René de Voyer retained his administrative posts, was intendant of the forces at Toulon (1646), commissary of the king at the estates of Languedoc (1647), and intendant of Guienne (1648), and showed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Département In France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staff, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
