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François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois

1641 - 1691

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François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa miʃɛl tɛlje maʁki də luvwa]; 18 January 1641 – 16 July 1691) was the French Secretary of State for War during a significant part of the reign of Louis XIV. He is commonly referred to as "Louvois". Together with his father, Michel le Tellier, he oversaw an increase in the numbers of the French Army, eventually reaching 340,000 soldiers – an army that would fight four wars between 1667 and 1713. Louvois was a key military and strategic advisor to Louis XIV, who transformed the French Army into an instrument of royal authority and foreign policy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois has received more than 269,959 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois is the 7,185th most popular politician (down from 5,594th in 2019), the 2,100th most popular biography from France (down from 1,702nd in 2019) and the 508th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois ranks 7,185 out of 19,576. Before him are Wilhelm Kube, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Lin Xin, Raginpert, Yi Yin, and Ewa Kopacz. After him are Minervina, Simonetta Sommaruga, Bernardo Arévalo, Alexander Gauland, Nikare, and Sobekhotep III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1641, François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois ranks 9. Before him are Tokugawa Ietsuna, Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, Regnier de Graaf, Titus van Rijn, Nehemiah Grew, and Johann Weikhard von Valvasor. After him are Nicolaes Witsen, Menno van Coehoorn, Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Dositheus II of Jerusalem, and Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland. Among people deceased in 1691, François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois ranks 8. Before him are Robert Boyle, Pope Alexander VIII, John George III, Elector of Saxony, Aelbert Cuyp, Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, and George Fox. After him are Carlo Rainaldi, Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Richard Baxter, Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, Isaac de Benserade, and Cornelis Tromp.

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In France

Among people born in France, François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois ranks 2,100 out of 6,770. Before him are Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais (1428), Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (1257), Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou (1006), François Ozon (1967), Philip II, Count of Nevers (1389), and Sébastien Bourdon (1616). After him are Marguerite of Lorraine (1615), Jean Wahl (1888), Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (1960), John III, Duke of Brittany (1286), Carle Vernet (1758), and Louis Réard (1897).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois ranks 508. Before him are Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414), James Louis Sobieski (1667), Pierre d'Aubusson (1423), Sébastien Érard (1752), Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (1257), and Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou (1006). After him are Marguerite of Lorraine (1615), John II, Duke of Lorraine (1425), Théophile Delcassé (1852), Philippe de Gaulle (1921), Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin (1699), and Alexandre Ribot (1842).

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