René Charles de Maupeou (11 June 1688 – 4 April 1775) was a French politician, and

chancellor of France In France, under the ''Ancien Régime'', the officer of state responsible for the judiciary was the Chancellor of Francesometimes called Grand Chancellor or Lord Chancellor (french: Chancelier de France). The Chancellor was responsible for seei ...

during King Louis XV reign.

Biography

He was born in Paris on 11 June 1688 to a family ennobled in the sixteenth century as ''

noblesse de robe The concept of the Scottish Noblesse, a class of nobles of either peerage or non-peerage rank, was prominently advocated for by Sir Thomas Innes of Learney during his tenure as an officer of arms. Innes of Learney believed that Scottish armiger ...

'' : the house of Maupeou. He died on 4 April 1775. He is the father of

René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou (; 25 February 1714 – 29 July 1792) was a French lawyer, politician, and chancellor of France, whose attempts at reform signalled the failure of enlightened despotism in France. He is best known for ...

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