Jean Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas was a French statesman and Count of Maurepas.
Naval parade organised by Maurepas
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes was a French statesman and diplomat. He served as Foreign Minister from 1774 to 1787 during the reign of Louis XVI, notably during the American War of Independence.
Jean Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas
…in 1776, holding both positions until 1781. He gave Turgot the direction of finance, placed Lamoignon-Malesherbes over the royal household and made Vergennes minister for foreign affairs. At the outset of his new career he showed his weakness by recalling to their functions, in deference to popular clamour…
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes in Ottoman dress, painted by Antoine de Favray, 1766, Pera Museum, Istanbul
Audience of Charles de Vergennes with Sultan Osman III in 1755, Pera Museum, Istanbul
Charles Gravier's wife, Annette Duvivier, comtesse de Vergennes, in oriental costume, by Antoine de Favray
The Battle of the Saintes (1782). The defeat of the French fleet proved a major blow to the Allies' war plan for the year.