Henri François d'Aguesseau
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Henri François d'Aguesseau, seigneur de Fresnes was Chancellor of France three times between 1717 and 1750 and was pronounced by Voltaire to be "the most learned magistrate France ever possessed".
Portrait attributed to Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1705–1715
André-Hercule de Fleury
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André-Hercule de Fleury was a French Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fréjus and as the chief minister of Louis XV. He was created a cardinal in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII.
Henri François d'Aguesseau
…studies; the rest of his time was devoted to philosophy, literature and gardening. From these occupations he was recalled to court by the advice of Cardinal Fleury in 1727, and on 15 August was named chancellor for the third time, but the seals were not restored to him till ten years later. During these years he…
Cardinal de Fleury, official portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud, Château de Versailles
The duc d'Orléans' Council with Cardinal Fleury