Franz or François Joseph Toussaint was advisor and minister of finance to

Empress Maria Theresa Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (german: Maria Theresia; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was ruler of the Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position ''suo jure'' (in her own right). ...

, being appointed minister of finance in Vienna on 8 June 1741.Lot: 111.
Spink. Retrieved 4 January 2015. He was also an advisor to Franz Stephen of Lorraine, later

Franz I Francis I or Francis the First may refer to: * Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407) * Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414–1450), reigned 1442–1450 * Francis I of France (1494–1547), King of France, reigned 1515–1547 * Francis I, Duke of Saxe-L ...

(1708-1765).

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