Nicolas Fouquet

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Nicolas Fouquet was a powerful 17th-century French statesman and Superintendent of Finances under Louis XIV, best known for his lavish estate at Vaux-le-Vicomte and his dramatic downfall and imprisonment.

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Generate an image of Nicolas Fouquet (Nicolas Fouquet was a powerful 17th-century French statesman and Superintendent of Finances under Louis XIV, best known for his lavish estate at Vaux-le-Vicomte and his dramatic downfall and imprisonment.)

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Nicolas Fouquet canonical 19
Fouquet 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French statesman ⓘ
human ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
politician ⓘ
activeDuring 17th century ⓘ
reign of Louis XIV ⓘ
arrestedBy Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan ⓘ
linked to: d'Artagnan
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
convictedOf abuse of office ⓘ
embezzlement of state funds ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
dateOfArrest 1661-09-05 ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1615-01-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1680-03-23 ⓘ
educatedAt Jesuit college in Paris ⓘ
employer Kingdom of France ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ
era Ancien Régime ⓘ
familyName Fouquet ⓘ
linked to: Nicolas Fouquet
father François Fouquet ⓘ
fullName Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
givenName Nicolas ⓘ
linked to: Nicholas
hasOccupation administrator ⓘ
financier ⓘ
magistrate ⓘ
hostOf famous fête at Vaux-le-Vicomte on 1661-08-17 ⓘ
imprisonedIn Pignerol fortress ⓘ
inspired creation of the Palace of Versailles (as model of grandeur) ⓘ
mannerOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
memberOf Fouquet family ⓘ
linked to: Matignon family
mother Marie de Maupeou ⓘ
notableFor construction of the château de Vaux-le-Vicomte ⓘ
dramatic political downfall ⓘ
lavish display of wealth and power ⓘ
long-term imprisonment ordered by Louis XIV ⓘ
notableWork development of the estate of Vaux-le-Vicomte ⓘ
financing of royal government during the early reign of Louis XIV ⓘ
patronage of artists and writers ⓘ
owned Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte ⓘ
participantIn The Fronde (as royal official) ⓘ
early personal reign of Louis XIV ⓘ
financial administration of France under Cardinal Mazarin ⓘ
patronOf André Le Nôtre ⓘ
Charles Le Brun ⓘ
Jean de La Fontaine ⓘ
Louis Le Vau ⓘ
Molière ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kingdom of France ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
placeOfDeath Duchy of Savoy ⓘ
Pignerol fortress ⓘ
Pinerolo ⓘ
positionHeld Procureur général of the Parlement of Paris ⓘ
Superintendent of Finances of France ⓘ
intendant of justice in the army of Italy ⓘ
reasonForDownfall extravagant display at Vaux-le-Vicomte in 1661 ⓘ
rivalry with Jean-Baptiste Colbert ⓘ
suspicion of plotting against Louis XIV ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Brittany ⓘ
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
sentence life imprisonment ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Louise Fourché de Quéhillac ⓘ
workLocation Paris ⓘ
Vaux-le-Vicomte ⓘ
Versailles ⓘ

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Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

André Le Nôtre → workedFor → Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
Bastille → notablePrisoner → Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
Charles Le Brun → patron → Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
Louis Dieudonné → employer → Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
The Vicomte of Bragelonne → featuresCharacter → Fouquet ⓘ
linked to: Nicolas Fouquet
Nicolas Fouquet → fullName → Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
Nicolas Fouquet → familyName → Fouquet ⓘ
linked to: Nicolas Fouquet
André Le Nôtre → employer → Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
subject linked to: Le Nôtre
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte → builtFor → Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
Pignerol prison → notablePrisoner → Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
Vincennes Prison → notablePrisoner → Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
Pignerol fortress → notablePrisoner → Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
Louise Fourché de Quéhillac → spouse → Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
Marie de Maupeou → child → Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
François Fouquet → child → Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
François Fouquet → notableRelative → Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
Grand Salon of the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte → commissionedBy → Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ
subject linked to: grand salon
Jean Fouquet → familyName → Fouquet ⓘ
linked to: Nicolas Fouquet