Jean-Baptiste Colbert
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a French statesman who served as First Minister of State from 1661 until his death in 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. His lasting impact on the organization of the cou
Portrait de Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1655) by Philippe de Champaigne
Colbert en grande tenue by Claude Lefèbvre, 1666
Bust of Colbert by Antoine Coysevox, Paris, Louvre
The tomb of Colbert, by Antoine Coysevox and Jean-Baptiste Tuby, 1685, in Église Saint-Eustache, Paris
Colbertism
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Colbertism is the economic and political doctrine of Jean-Baptiste Colbert. Colbert was the Controller-General of Finances from 1665 to 1683 under Louis XIV of France. Colbertism is a variant of merca
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
…1661 until his death in 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. His lasting impact on the organization of the country's politics and markets, known as Colbertism, a doctrine often characterized as a variant of mercantilism, earned him the nickname le Grand Colbert (; "the Great Colbert"). A native of Reims, he…
Louis XIV visiting the Gobelins Manufactory with Colbert in 1667.