Cardinal d’Amboise

French cardinal

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Georges d’Amboise was a French cardinal and chief minister to King Louis XII. Born in 1460, he was influential in both domestic reforms and Louis XII's Italian campaigns.1

D'Amboise reduced government spending, which allowed for tax reductions, and implemented significant judicial reforms. He played a key role in organizing the French expedition into Milan and later sought the papacy, though unsuccessfully. He was instrumental in negotiating treaties, including the Treaty of Blois and the League of Cambrai. D'Amboise died in 1510 while returning from Italy.1

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…an engraving, a portrait of Cardinal d’Amboise, in 1826. It was exposed in about three hours, and in February 1827 he had the pewter plate etched to form a printing plate and had two prints pulled. Paper prints were the final aim of Niépce’s heliographic process, yet all his other…
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…an engraving, a portrait of Cardinal d’Amboise, in 1826. It was exposed in about three hours, and in February 1827 he had the pewter plate etched to form a printing plate and had two prints pulled. Paper prints were the final aim of Niépce’s heliographic process, yet all his other…
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