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Nicolas Prosper Bauyn d'Angervilliers

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French politician (1675–1740)
Nicolas Prosper BauynMarquis d'Angervilliers
Secretary of State for War
In office
23 May 1728 – 15 February 1740
MonarchLouis XV
Preceded byClaude le Blanc
Succeeded byFrançois Victor Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
Personal details
Born(1669-01-15)15 January 1669
Kingdom of France
Died15 February 1740(1740-02-15) (aged 65)
Kingdom of France

Nicolas Prosper Bauyn, seigneur d’Angervilliers (15 January 1675 – 15 February 1740) was a French politician. He served as intendant de Dauphiné, intendant d'Alsace, and finally as Secretary of State for War from July 1728 until his death.

Life

The son of a fermier général, Prosper Bauyn d'Angervilliers was intendant of the généralité of Alençon (1702–1705), then intendant of Dauphiné (1705–1716), of Alsace (1716–1724) and finally of Paris (1724–1728). An experienced administrator, the cardinal de Fleury made him secretary of state for war on the death of Claude le Blanc. In that post, he reorganised the gendarmerie and carried out preparations for the War of the Polish Succession. In order not to be reliant on imports, Louis XV had Angervilliers put in charge of setting up a white-metal factory to equip the army with swords and bayonets - this was set up in Klingenthal (Alsace) in 1730.

References

  1. ^ Muller, Claude (2004). "BAUYN d'ANGERVILLIERS Nicolas Prosper". Fédération des Sociétés d'Histoire et d'Archéologie d'Alsace (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  2. "Importante plaque de cheminée aux armes d'alliance de Prosper Bauyn et Gabrielle Choart de Busenval, vers 1670 - Plaques de cheminée". Marc Maison (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  3. ^ "ILE DE FRANCE - VILLES et NOBLESSE Nicolas-Prosper Bauyn d'Angervilliers et Marie-Anne de Maupéou n.d. fjt_011294 Jetons". www.cgb.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
Preceded byClaude le Blanc Secretary of State for War
1728–1740 		Succeeded byFrançois Victor Le Tonnelier de Breteuil


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