Cardinal Dubois

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Cardinal Dubois was a powerful French statesman and chief minister who effectively directed the government during the Regency following Louis XIV’s death.

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Cardinal Dubois canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French statesman
Roman Catholic cardinal
chief minister of France
diplomat
human
activeInPeriod early 18th century
late 17th century
appointedCardinalBy Pope Innocent XIII NERFINISHED
associatedWith Regency government after the death of Louis XIV
birthCountry France
birthDate 1656-09-06
birthPlace Brive-la-Gaillarde NERFINISHED
burialPlace Church of the Sorbonne, Paris NERFINISHED
cardinalateYear 1721
countryOfCitizenship France
court French royal court at Versailles NERFINISHED
deathCountry France
deathDate 1723-08-10
deathPlace Versailles NERFINISHED
education trained for the priesthood
era Ancien Régime NERFINISHED
familyName Dubois NERFINISHED
fullName Guillaume Dubois NERFINISHED
givenName Guillaume NERFINISHED
governmentRole de facto head of the French government during the Regency
knownFor directing French foreign policy during the Regency
negotiating alliances with Britain and the Dutch Republic
strengthening the power of the regent Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
supporting the Triple Alliance of 1717
language French
mentorOf Philippe II, Duke of Orléans NERFINISHED
notableEvent appointment as First Minister of State in 1722
participation in the negotiation of the Triple Alliance (1717)
notableFor rapid rise from modest origins to chief minister of France
occupation clergyman
politician
politicalAlignment pro-British foreign policy
positionHeld Archbishop of Cambrai NERFINISHED
First Minister of State of France NERFINISHED
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of France NERFINISHED
cardinal-priest of the Roman Catholic Church
chief minister of France
precededByAsChiefMinister Louis XIV (as his own chief minister) NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
roleDuring Regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans NERFINISHED
servedUnder Philippe II, Duke of Orléans NERFINISHED
successorAsChiefMinister André-Hercule de Fleury NERFINISHED

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Description of subject: Cardinal Dubois was a powerful French statesman and chief minister who effectively directed the government during the Regency following Louis XIV’s death.

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