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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.
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-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).
In 1781 Maurepas deserted Necker as he had done Turgot, and he died at Versailles on the 21st of November 1781. Maurepas is credited with contributions to the collection of facetiae known as the E trennes de la Saint Jean (2nd ed., 1742).
Jean Frédéric Phélypeaux, Comte de Maurepas (1701-1781) held the position of Secretary to the Royal Household and Minister of Marine in the court of Louis XV. He succeeded his father as State Secretary at age fourteen, and thereafter became one of the most powerful nobles at the French court.
found: French Wikipedia, Jan. 21, 2016 (article title: Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux de Maurepas; Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas; French politician, born Versailles, July 9, 1701, died Versailles, Nov. 21, 1781; was secrétaire d'état for the Navy under Louis XV from 1723 to 1749; after a long period of disgrace, he became ...
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Jealous of his personal ascendancy over Louis XVI, he intrigued against Turgot, whose disgrace in 1776 was followed after six months of disorder by the appointment of Jacques Necker. In 1781 Maurepas deserted Necker as he had done Turgot, and he died at Versailles on 21 November 1781.
