02457cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000350012624501200016126400510028130000470033233600260037933700260040533800360043150000310046750802120049852012670071053400450197765300460202265300320206885600430210026082UtSlPG20260610133610.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d a08002512 aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aDC1 aChéruel, Aldophe,d1809-189110aMémoires sur la vie publique et privée de Fouquet, surintendant des finance et sur son frère l'abbé Fouquet 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2008-07-17 aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net); produced from images of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr a"Mémoires sur la vie publique et privée de Fouquet, surintendant des finances" by A. Chéruel is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book meticulously explores the life and career of Nicolas Fouquet, detailing his rise and fall during a tumultuous period in French history, particularly under Louis XIV and during the Fronde. It also delves into the life of Fouquet's brother, the abbé Fouquet, providing a comprehensive understanding of their political maneuvers and personal stories against the backdrop of 17th-century France. The opening of the work sets the stage for an in-depth examination of Nicolas Fouquet's life from his early years to 1650. It introduces the complexity of his family background, highlighting the influence of his father, François Fouquet, and the contrasting virtues of his mother, Marie Maupeou. Key moments such as Fouquet's rise to power as a master of requests, his various roles within the military and financial administration, and his intricate relationship with Cardinal Mazarin are outlined. The text indicates that Fouquet's career will unfold amidst significant political strife, which foreshadows the challenges he will face later in his life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aFrance -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 aFouquet, Nicolas, 1615-168040uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26082