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Jean Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas (9 July 1701 – 21 November 1781) was a French statesman and Count of Maurepas. Biography. Early years. Portrait of a young Maurepas. He was born at Versailles, of a family of administrative nobility, the son of Jérôme Phélypeaux, secretary of state for the marine and the royal household.
Print, full-length portrait of Jean Frédéric Phelypeaux, Count of Maurepas, engraving by Gilles Edmé Petit after Louis-Michel van Loo, 1736.
Sep 17, 2024 · Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, count de Maurepas (born July 9, 1701, Versailles, France—died Sept. 21, 1781, Versailles) was the secretary of state under King Louis XV and chief royal adviser during the first seven years of the reign of King Louis XVI.
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Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas (9 July 1701 – 21 November 1781) was a French statesman. He was born at Versailles, the son of Jérôme Phélypeaux, secretary of state for the marine and the royal household.
The Maurepas Collection. at Cornell University. 1694-1749. Jean-Fréderic Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas (1701-1781), served for twenty-six years as France's Secretary of the Navy and thirty-four years as Secretary of the Royal Household of Louis XV.
Jean-Fréderic Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas (1701-1781) was a powerful figure in France during the reign of Louis XV, overseeing the administration of both the Royal court and the French Navy during his extended terms as Secretary of the Royal Household (1715-1749) and Secretary of the Navy (1723-1749).
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Jean Frederic Phelypeaux, Comte de Maurepas, 1701 - 1781. Secretary of state. Date: 1736. After: Louis Michel van Loo (1707 - 1771) French. Materials: Line engraving on paper. Measurements: 49.90 x 32.40 cm. Object type: Work on paper. Credit line: Purchased 1950. Accession number: UP P 80. Gallery: Scottish National Portrait Gallery (Print Room)
