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About Jean-Baptiste Colbert
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 country's politics and markets, known as Colbertism, a doctrine often characterized as a variant of mercantilism, earned him the nickname le Grand Colbert.
Everything about Jean-Baptiste Colbert →- Occupation
- economist, politician, jurist, Clerical Officer
- Position held
- Controller-General of Finances, Minister for the Maison du Roi, Secretary of State of the Navy, Chief Minister of France
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- August 29, 1619
- Died
- September 6, 1683