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Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes

1721 - 1794

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Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (French pronunciation: [ɡijom kʁetjɛ̃ də lamwaɲɔ̃ də malzɛʁb], 6 December 1721 – 22 April 1794), often referred to as Malesherbes or Lamoignon-Malesherbes, was a French statesman and minister in the Ancien Régime, and later counsel for the defense of Louis XVI. He is known for his vigorous criticism of royal abuses as President of the Cour des aides and his role, as director of censorship, in helping with the publication of the Encyclopédie. Despite his committed monarchism, his writings contributed to the development of liberalism during the French Age of Enlightenment. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes is the 6,868th most popular politician (down from 6,538th in 2019), the 1,970th most popular biography from France (down from 1,947th in 2019) and the 476th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes ranks 6,868 out of 19,576. Before him are Fortún Garcés of Pamplona, Iolu Abil, William H. Seward, Emperor Shirakawa, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, and Ashikaga Yoshiteru. After him are Patrice Talon, Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria, Cai Yong, Curtis LeMay, Camille Chamoun, and Nicholas J. Spykman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1721, Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes ranks 7. Before him are Madame de Pompadour, Bernardo Bellotto, Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken, and Johann Kirnberger. After him are Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach, Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano, Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, Tobias Smollett, Samuel von Brukenthal, and Joseph de Guignes. Among people deceased in 1794, Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes ranks 31. Before him are Gottfried August Bürger, James Lind, Henri de la Rochejaquelein, Jean-Baptiste Carrier, Caspar Friedrich Wolff, and Jacques Roux. After him are Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Fabre d'Églantine, James Bruce, Paisius Velichkovsky, and Pierre Gaspard Chaumette.

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In France

Among people born in France, Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes ranks 1,970 out of 6,770. Before him are Maurice de Broglie (1875), Odilo of Cluny (961), Colette of Corbie (1381), Pierre Soulages (1919), Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou (945), and Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon (1491). After him are Pierre Paul Émile Roux (1853), Louise de Coligny (1555), André Charles Boulle (1642), Raoul Salan (1899), Théophile-Jules Pelouze (1807), and Louis Camille Maillard (1878).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes ranks 476. Before him are Charles-François Lebrun (1739), Pauline Félicité de Mailly-Nesle (1712), William Clito (1102), Gaston, Count of Eu (1842), Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou (945), and Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon (1491). After him are Michel Debré (1912), Danielle Mitterrand (1924), John II, Duke of Lorraine (1425), René Mayer (1895), Armand de Vignerot du Plessis (1696), and Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard (1652).

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