Étienne François de Choiseul, Duke of Choiseul
French general, diplomat and statesman (1719–1785) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Étienne François de Choiseul, Marquis of Stainville, Duke of Choiseul, KOHS, OGF (28 June 1719 – 8 May 1785) was a French military officer, diplomat and statesman. From 1758 to 1761 and from 1766 to 1770, he was Foreign Minister of France and had a strong influence on France's global strategy throughout the period. He is closely associated with France's defeat in the Seven Years' War and subsequent efforts to rebuild French prestige.
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Étienne François de Choiseul Marquis of Stainville, Duke of Choiseul | |
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First Minister of State | |
In office 3 December 1758 – 24 December 1770 | |
Monarch | Louis XV |
Preceded by | André-Hercule de Fleury (1743) |
Succeeded by | René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 3 December 1758 – 13 October 1761 | |
Monarch | Louis XV |
Preceded by | François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis |
Succeeded by | César Gabriel de Choiseul |
In office 10 April 1766 – 24 December 1770 | |
Monarch | Louis XV |
Preceded by | César Gabriel de Choiseul |
Succeeded by | Louis Phélypeaux |
Minister of War | |
In office 27 January 1761 – 24 December 1770 | |
Monarch | Louis XV |
Preceded by | Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet |
Succeeded by | Louis Phélypeaux |
Ambassador of the Kingdom of France to the Archduchy of Austria | |
In office 1757 – 1758 | |
Monarch | Louis XV |
Preceded by | Louis Charles César Le Tellier |
Succeeded by | César Gabriel de Choiseul |
Personal details | |
Born | (1719-06-28)28 June 1719 Nancy, Duchy of Lorraine |
Died | 8 May 1785(1785-05-08) (aged 65) Paris, Isle-de-France, Kingdom of France |
Residence(s) | Château de Chanteloup, Touraine |
Awards | Order of the Holy Spirit Order of the Golden Fleece |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of France |
Branch/service | Royal French Army |
Years of service | 1740 – 1770 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Battles/wars | Russo-Turkish War War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War |
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