Louis De Revol (1531 – 24 September 1594) was the first
French
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Foreign Minister
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from 1589 until his death in 1594. He is considered world's first
foreign minister
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Isère
Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.Henry III created the office, de Revol was appointed its first minister.Ripley, George; Charles Anderson Dana. Diplomacy. ''The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge.'' D. Appleton and Company, 1859 He had previously served as one of four state secretaries. Revol was the first incumbent of the Ministry and saw the King every day at 5:00 am. Revol oversaw a ''commis'' and six clerks.
* Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi from 1588 to 1594 under Henri IV
* Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 15 September 1588 to 24 September 1594 under Henry IV
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Secretary of State for War
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