Louis de Revol

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Louis de Revol (* 1531 in Saint Pierre de Paladru , Département Isère , † September 24, 1594 ) was the first French foreign minister from 1589 until his death in 1594. He is regarded as the world's first foreign minister who was responsible for all foreign relations.

life and career

Louis de Revol was born to Pierre and Marguerite Revol Pelissone. After Heinrich III. Having created the office, Revol became its first minister. Before that he was one of four state secretaries. He was the first incumbent in the ministry and saw the king at 5:00 a.m. every day.

Revol supervised one commis and six employees.

  • State Secretary for Maison du Roi from 1588 to 1594 under Henry IV.
  • State Secretary for Foreign Affairs from September 15, 1588 to September 24, 1594 under Henry IV.
  • State Secretary for War from January 1, 1589 to 1594 under Henry IV.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Information on the story on the website of the French Foreign Ministry (French) , accessed on July 27, 2012
  2. Ripley, George; Charles Anderson Dana. Diplomacy. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge. D. Appleton and Company, 1859