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André-Hercule de Fleury

1653 - 1743

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André-Hercule de Fleury (22 June or 26 June 1653 – 29 January 1743) was a French Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fréjus and as the chief minister of Louis XV. He was created a cardinal in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. André-Hercule de Fleury is the 3,623rd most popular politician (down from 2,941st in 2019), the 1,091st most popular biography from France (down from 963rd in 2019) and the 259th most popular French Politician.

André-Hercule de Fleury was a French politician who served as the Controller-General of Finances under Louis XV. He is most famous for his efforts to reform France's finances during the 1730s.

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Among politicians, André-Hercule de Fleury ranks 3,623 out of 19,576. Before him are Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Princess Muna al-Hussein, Kim Tu-bong, Dionysios Kasdaglis, John Hyrcanus, and Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust. After him are Cassius Chaerea, Al-Qa'im, Susan Wojcicki, Henriette of France, Kiril, Prince of Preslav, and Telipinu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1653, André-Hercule de Fleury ranks 6. Before him are Arcangelo Corelli, Johann Pachelbel, Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland, Muhammad Azam Shah, and Claude Louis Hector de Villars. After him are Prince George of Denmark, Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Georg Muffat, Maria Amalia of Courland, and Caspar van Wittel. Among people deceased in 1743, André-Hercule de Fleury ranks 2. Before him is Hyacinthe Rigaud. After him are Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon, Anne Sophie Reventlow, Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, Nicolas Lancret, Rafael Casanova, Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz, Augustine Washington, Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal, and Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans.

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In France

Among people born in France, André-Hercule de Fleury ranks 1,091 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813), Marcel Carné (1906), Henri Giraud (1879), Adelaide of Aquitaine (950), Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre (1749), and Danielle Darrieux (1917). After him are Horace Vernet (1789), Léon Bonnat (1833), Alphonse Bertillon (1853), Henriette of France (1727), Richard Avenarius (1843), and Ambroise Thomas (1811).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, André-Hercule de Fleury ranks 259. Before him are Tetricus I (250), Louisa Maria Stuart (1692), Clotilde of France (1759), Paul Painlevé (1863), Adélaïde of France (1732), and Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (1480). After him are Henriette of France (1727), Edmond Debeaumarché (1906), Christina of Lorraine (1565), Francis Phoebus of Navarre (1467), Anne Marie d'Orléans (1669), and Charles, Duke of Berry (1686).

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