Duke of Choiseul for France

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The Duke of Choiseul for France was a powerful 18th-century French statesman and foreign minister who directed French diplomacy and military policy during the latter stages of the Seven Years' War and the early reign of Louis XV.

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Duke of Choiseul 48 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French statesman
foreign minister
human
nobleman
activeDuring Seven Years' War
ambassadorTo Austria
Holy See
Kingdom of Sardinia
associatedWith Bourbon monarchy
birthDate 28 June 1719
birthPlace Duchy of Lorraine
surface form: Lunéville, Duchy of Lorraine
causeOfDownfall Loss of favor with Louis XV and Madame du Barry
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate 8 May 1785
deathPlace Chanteloup, Kingdom of France
directed French foreign policy
French military policy
era 18th century
exiledTo Olbreuse
surface form: Chanteloup
familyName Étienne François de Choiseul
surface form: de Choiseul
father Étienne François de Choiseul
surface form: François Joseph de Choiseul
givenName Étienne François
language French
memberOf French nobility
militaryRank lieutenant general
monarchServed Louis XV of France
mother Marie Louise de Bassompierre
name Étienne François de Choiseul
nobleTitle Duke of Choiseul for France self-link
surface form: Duke of Choiseul
notableFor Annexation of Corsica to France
Expulsion of the Jesuits from France
Influence during the early reign of Louis XV
Rebuilding the French navy after the Seven Years' War
Reforming the French army
Strengthening the Bourbon Family Compact with Spain
politicalAlignment pro-parlementaire
positionHeld Chief Minister of France
Foreign Minister of France
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Secretary of State for War
Secretary of State of the Navy
predecessorAsForeignMinister French foreign minister Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
surface form: Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes (as later major foreign minister; earlier predecessors varied)
religion Roman Catholicism
roleInConflict Directed French diplomacy during the latter stages of the Seven Years' War
servedIn French Army
sphereOfInfluence European diplomacy
spouse Louise-Honorine Crozat
successorAsChiefMinister Duke of Richelieu
surface form: Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, Duke of Aiguillon

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First Treaty of Versailles (1756) negotiatedBy Duke of Choiseul for France
this entity surface form: Duke of Choiseul
Duke of Choiseul for France nobleTitle Duke of Choiseul for France self-link
subject surface form: Duke of Choiseul
this entity surface form: Duke of Choiseul
Treaty of Paris (1763) signedByRepresentative Duke of Choiseul for France