Marc-Pierre d'Argenson

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Marc-Pierre d'Argenson

Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (born August 16, 1696 in Paris , † August 22, 1764 ibid) was a French nobleman and politician.

Live and act

He came from the noble family de Voyer d'Argenson, who originally came from Touraine and had been high officials in the French crown for several generations. In 1720 he took over from his father Marc René d'Argenson (1652-1721) the post of chief police officer ( Lieutenant général de la police ). In 1742 he became Minister of War and reorganized the army fighting in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48). In 1751 he founded the Saint-Cyr Military School . He was the younger brother of René Louis d'Argenson , and like him he was well acquainted with Voltaire from his schooldays at the Jesuit college Louis-le-Grand , to whom he rendered various friendship services. He was married to Anne Larcher (* 1706).

In 1726 he became an honorary member of the Académie des Sciences .

literature

  • Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire: La France des Lumières. 1715-1789. Belin, Paris 2011, ISBN 978-2-7011-3365-2 .
  • Yves Combeau: Le comte d'Argenson. (1696-1764). Ministre de Louis XV (= Mémoires et Documents. 55). École des Chartes, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-900791-28-6 .
  • Arnaud de Maurepas, Antoine Boulant: Les ministres et les ministères du siècle des Lumières (1715–1789). Étude et dictionnaire. Christian / JAS, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-911090-00-4 .

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Family genealogy
  2. ^ List of members since 1666: letter A. Académie des sciences, accessed on October 2, 2019 (French).


predecessor Office successor
François Victor Le Tonnelier de Breteuil Minister of War of France
January 7, 1743 - February 1, 1757 		Antoine René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson
personal data
SURNAME Argenson, Marc-Pierre d '
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Argenson, Marc-Pierre comte d '
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French nobleman and politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1696
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH August 22, 1764
Place of death Paris