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Born October 11, 1611 • Grenoble • France
Died September 1, 1671 (aged 59) • Paris • France
Title / Office foreign minister (1663-1671), France
Role In Dutch War • Peace of the Pyrenees • War of Devolution

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Lionne, detail from an engraving by Nicolas I de Larmessin, 1664
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Philip IV
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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent
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Francis I
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Louis XI
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Madame de Pompadour, detail of a portrait by François Boucher; in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh.
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Louis XIII
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Raymond Poincaré
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