Project Gutenberg 2008-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 96 Chéruel, Aldophe 1809 1891 Cheruel, Aldophe Chéruel, Pierre Aldophe 08002512 Mémoires sur la vie publique et privée de Fouquet, surintendant des finance et sur son frère l'abbé Fouquet Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net); produced from images of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Mémoires sur la vie publique et privée de Fouquet, surintendant des finances" by A. Chéruel is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book meticulously explores the life and career of Nicolas Fouquet, detailing his rise and fall during a tumultuous period in French history, particularly under Louis XIV and during the Fronde. It also delves into the life of Fouquet's brother, the abbé Fouquet, providing a comprehensive understanding of their political maneuvers and personal stories against the backdrop of 17th-century France. The opening of the work sets the stage for an in-depth examination of Nicolas Fouquet's life from his early years to 1650. It introduces the complexity of his family background, highlighting the influence of his father, François Fouquet, and the contrasting virtues of his mother, Marie Maupeou. Key moments such as Fouquet's rise to power as a master of requests, his various roles within the military and financial administration, and his intricate relationship with Cardinal Mazarin are outlined. The text indicates that Fouquet's career will unfold amidst significant political strife, which foreshadows the challenges he will face later in his life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 Fouquet, Nicolas, 1615-1680 DC Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European 2528639 2528675 2024-10-11T08:41:11.602352 2023-09-11T11:14:41.779130 text/html text/html 2866129 2024-09-16T23:08:22 text/html 954803 2024-10-11T08:42:09.330043 application/epub+zip 989095 2024-10-11T08:41:29.579226 application/epub+zip 942296 2024-10-11T08:41:21.174305 application/epub+zip 1974889 2024-10-11T08:42:31.325906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1709623 2024-10-11T08:41:56.722113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1490773 2022-09-12T07:54:35.770777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1941060 2024-10-11T08:41:04.830352 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1920759 2024-09-16T23:08:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17250 2024-10-11T08:42:31.510906 application/rdf+xml 26315 2024-10-11T08:41:22.084276 image/jpeg 4806 2024-10-11T08:41:21.639282 image/jpeg 887576 2024-10-11T08:41:11.797342 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog