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René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou

1714 - 1792

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René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, marquis de Morangles (French: [mopu]; 25 February 1714 – 29 July 1792) was a French lawyer, politician, and chancellor of France, (Prime Minister) whose attempts at reform signalled the failure of enlightened despotism in France. He is best known for his effort to destroy the system of parlements, which were powerful regional courts, in 1770–74. When King Louis XV died in 1774, the parlements were restored and Maupeou lost power. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou is the 11,768th most popular politician (down from 10,863rd in 2019), the 3,430th most popular biography from France (down from 3,232nd in 2019) and the 753rd most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou ranks 11,768 out of 19,576. Before him are Johannes Virolainen, Zhang Gaoli, Alessandro Fortis, Manlia Scantilla, Hristo Lukov, and Karl Kaufmann. After him are Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad, Abe no Hirafu, Ali Akbar Velayati, Egon Klepsch, Elvira of Castile, Countess of Toulouse, and Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1714, René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou ranks 23. Before him are George Whitefield, Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg, Christoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi, Anna Morandi Manzolini, Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine, and Richard Wilson. After him are Suleiman II of Persia, Ranieri de' Calzabigi, Philippine Élisabeth d'Orléans, Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch, Kosmas the Aetolian, and Gottfried August Homilius. Among people deceased in 1792, René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou ranks 32. Before him are John Smeaton, Yazid of Morocco, Adam Gottlob Moltke, Guillaume Le Gentil, John Burgoyne, and George Browne. After him are John Paul Jones, Charles Simon Favart, Davit Guramishvili, George Mason, Paul Möhring, and Samuel Hearne.

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In France

Among people born in France, René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou ranks 3,430 out of 6,770. Before him are Marie Jules César Savigny (1777), Louis Pergaud (1882), Stéphane Peterhansel (1965), François Marius Granet (1775), Jeanne Demessieux (1921), and Chiara Mastroianni (1972). After him are Maurice Tourneur (1876), Frédéric de Lafresnaye (1783), Julie Manet (1878), François Séverin Marceau (1769), Georges Lefebvre (1874), and Orlan (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou ranks 753. Before him are Casimir Pierre Périer (1777), Hermano da Silva Ramos (1925), Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine (1714), Margaret of Foix (1453), Marie-Louise Lachapelle (1769), and Roland Dumas (1922). After him are François de La Rocque (1885), Jean de Roquetaillade (1310), Jean Tiberi (1935), Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys (1805), Georges Mandel (1885), and Philippe Cattiau (1892).

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