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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Nicolas Fouquet canonical 16
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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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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