Project Gutenberg 2008-11-09 Public domain in the USA. 66 Clément, Pierre 1809 1870 Clement, Pierre 13017814 Histoire de la vie et de l'administration de Colbert 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 "Histoire de la vie et de l'administration de Colbert" by Pierre Clément is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the life and governance of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, a significant figure in French history known for his role as Controller General of Finances under King Louis XIV. It delves into Colbert's extensive administration contributions, as well as the socio-political context of his time. The opening of the text introduces the author's intent and the historical significance of Colbert's administration, highlighting that the work evolved from a series of studies into a comprehensive book due to the wealth of available sources. Clément discusses the considerable documentation Colbert has left behind, noting various original manuscripts and correspondence that shed light on his financial reforms, contributions to government, and the broader economic systems in France. It sets the stage for an in-depth examination of Colbert's legacy and impact, including both the successes and controversies surrounding his administration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Fouquet, Nicolas, 1615-1680 Colbert, Jean-Baptiste, 1619-1683 France -- Politics and government -- 17th century DC Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: Politics 1638374 1638383 2024-09-11T12:16:12.469012 2023-09-12T06:10:24.947152 text/html text/html 1626613 2008-11-09T09:13:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 539813 2008-11-09T09:14:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 624443 2024-09-11T12:16:38.241855 application/epub+zip 654971 2024-09-11T12:16:17.658913 application/epub+zip 654576 2024-09-11T12:16:14.911962 application/epub+zip 1261872 2024-09-11T12:16:51.511763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1130908 2024-09-11T12:16:34.754866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1130063 2022-09-12T13:21:34.368180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1383162 2024-09-11T12:16:08.353963 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1383050 2008-11-09T09:13:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 497563 2008-11-09T09:14:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1348979 2008-11-09T09:14:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 492742 2008-11-09T09:14:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20406 2024-09-11T12:16:51.695737 application/rdf+xml 17986 2024-09-11T12:16:15.405933 image/jpeg 3973 2024-09-11T12:16:15.160925 image/jpeg 591312 2024-09-11T12:16:12.600968 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