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Nicolas Fouquet, marquis de Belle-Île, vicomte de Melun et Vaux (French pronunciation: [nikɔla fukɛ]; 27 January 1615 – 23 March 1680) was the Superintendent of Finances in France from 1653 until 1661 under King Louis XIV. He had a glittering career, and acquired enormous wealth.
Nicolas Fouquet (born 1615, Paris—died March 23, 1680, Pignerol, Fr.) was a French finance minister in the early years of the reign of Louis XIV, the last surintendant (as opposed to contrôleur général), whose career ended with his conviction for embezzlement.
Nicolas Fouquet, marquis de Belle-Île, vicomte de Melun et de Vaux, né le 27 janvier 1615 à Paris et mort le 23 mars 1680 à Pignerol, est un homme d'État français.
Born in 1615 into a family of wealthy parliamentarians, Vaux-le-Vicomte’s creator, Nicolas Fouquet, was known for his intelligence, boldness and devotion to the monarchy. Though his fabled generosity was at times self-serving, his courteousness inspired loyalty among his followers.
Jul 28, 2022 · Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1680), who created Vaux-le-Vicomte and its famous gardens, reunited on this project for the first time, the famous architect Louis le Vau (1612-1670), the decorative painter and interior designer Charles Le Brun (1619-1690) and the landscape gardener André Le Nôtre (1613-1700).
Built between 1658 and 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the Superintendent of Finances of Louis XIV, the château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe.
Nicolas Fouquet knew how to surround himself with the best artists of the seventeenth century, including Nicolas Poussin, Mathieu Lespagnandelle, Philipe of Buyst and Michel Anguier, to...
