Michel Chamillart

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Michael Chamillart
Louis XIV at his favorite game, billiards , Versailles 1694. People: the king playing, with his back to us the billiard master Chamillart, far left of the king's brother Philippe Duke of Orléans

Michel Chamillart (born January 2, 1652 in Paris , † April 14, 1721 ibid) was a French minister under Louis XIV.

Chamillart, the elder brother of Bishop Jean-François de Chamillart , was Marquis of Cany and Lord of Courcelles. He was a master of billiards and protégé of Louis XIV.

In 1677 he became a councilor and later he served as master of requests and as general manager in Rouen and Normandy . He was appointed in 1699 Finance Minister (fr. Contrôleur Général des Finances appointed) and was dated January 5, 1701 to the June 9, 1709 State Minister of War .

As finance minister, Chamillart was less educated than his two predecessors, but had considerable administrative experience. He was considered sincere and honest. In 1698, the poll tax, which was only introduced in 1695, was abolished under Chamillart, only to be reintroduced in a modified form in 1701. However, he was overloaded with the double task of finance and war minister. He was therefore increasingly dependent on the help of experts. His overload was particularly evident during the War of the Spanish Succession . During this time the national debt grew strongly. The increasing criticism of his administration also led Chamillart to resign in 1708 as overseer of finances and a year later as minister of war.

He had a castle built in Montfermeil .

literature

  • Maurice Vignaux : Le Billard , foreword by De Desnar, Paris, Delarue, Libraire-Éditeur, 5, Rue Des Grands-Augustins, 5, 1889, 1895, 412 p., P. 12 and 13

Web links

Commons : Michel Chamillart  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Pierre Gaxotte: Louis XIV. France's rise in Europe . Munich, 1951 p. 292
predecessor Office successor
Louis Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain General controller of finances
1699–1709 		Nicolas Desmarets
Louis François Le Tellier, marquis de Barbezieux Minister of War of France
January 5, 1701–9. June 1709 		Daniel-Voysin de la Noiraye
personal data
SURNAME Chamillart, Michel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French billiards player and Minister of State for War
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1652
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 1721
Place of death Paris