Louis François Marie Le Tellier Explained

Louis Phélypeaux
Marquis of Barbezieux
Full Name:Louis François Marie Le Tellier
Spouse:Louise de Crussol (12 November 1691)
Marie Thérèse d'Alègre (11 January 1696)
Issue:Marie Madeleine, Duchess of Harcourt
Louise Françoise, Princess of Turenne
Father:François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis of Louvois
Mother:Anne de Souvré
Birth Date:23 June 1668
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Place:Versailles, France
Death Date:5 January 1701 (aged 33)
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Louis François Marie Le Tellier, Marquis of Barbezieux (23 June 1668 – 5 January 1701) was a French statesman.

Biography

Born in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire (Charente), he was the third son of the Marquis de Louvois, War Minister to Louis XIV.

After the death of Louvois, Louis XIV appointed Barbezieux to succeed his father and grandfather, becoming the third Le Tellier to serve Louis XIV at the War Ministry. Although talented, the 23-year-old neglected his office in favour of his pleasures. The King complained to Barbezieux's uncle, Charles-Maurice Le Tellier, Archbishop of Reims that:

Your nephew has talents, but he does not make good use of them. He prefers to dine with princes rather than work. He neglected his affairs for his pleasures. He leaves officers waiting too long in his antechamber; he speaks to them disdainfully and sometimes harshly.

Marriage and Children

Barbezieux was twice married:

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