Franz Joseph Toussaint Explained

Franz or François Joseph Toussaint was advisor and minister of finance to Empress Maria Theresa, being appointed minister of finance in Vienna on 8 June 1741.[1] He was also an advisor to Franz Stephen of Lorraine, later Franz I (1708–1765).[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.spink.com/lot-description.aspx?id=SW1014000111 Lot: 111.
  2. Book: Freudenberger, Herman. Lost momentum: Austrian economic development 1750s-1830s. 2003. Böhlau. Wien. 978-3-205-77061-9. 245.