François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois was the French Secretary of State for War during a significant part of the reign of Louis XIV. He is commonly referred to as "Louvois". Together with his father, Michel le Tellier, he oversaw an increase in the numbers of the French Army, eventually reaching 340,000 soldiers – an army that would fight four wars between 1667 and 1713. Louvois was a key military and strategic advisor to Louis XIV, who transformed the French Army into an instrument of royal authority and foreign policy.
Louis Charles César Le Tellier, Duke of Estrées was a French military commander and Marshal of France.
Luc Letellier de Saint-Just, was a Canadian politician. He also served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1876–1879).
Simon Arnauld de Pomponne, Seigneur and then Marquis (1682) of Pomponne was a French diplomat and minister.
Louis François Marie Le Tellier, Marquis of Barbezieux was a French statesman.
Jean-Baptiste Antoine Colbert, Marquis of Seignelay was a French politician. He was the eldest son of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, nephew of Charles Colbert de Croissy and cousin of Jean-Baptiste Colbert de Torcy.
Camille Le Tellier was a French clergyman and member of several royal academies in the reign of Louis XIV of France. He was the fourth member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française in 1706.
Leclerc, Le Clerc and LeClerc are typical French or Francophone surnames which can refer to:
Charles Maurice Le Tellier was a French Archbishop of Reims.
Nicolas Chalon du Blé, marquis d'Uxelles and Cormatin was a French general and Foreign Minister. He was also created a knight and Marshal of France by Louis XIV, and was a diplomat for Louis XIV and Philippe II, Duke of Orléans.
François Marie may refer to:
Tellier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Charles de Lorraine was the Count of Marsan. He was the youngest son of the Count of Harcourt and brother of the Chevalier de Lorraine.
Michel Tellier was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Hertford in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1804. His name also appears as Michel Letellier.
Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Barbezieux, seigneur de Chaville et de Viroflay was a French statesman.
Bignon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Events from the year 1641 in France.
Estrées is an old French family name. The etymology of the name is from strata, after "strata"/"estrée" - the stone-layered Roman roads which gave their name to numerous villages in the north of France through which such a road passes. Other variations on the family name are: Estrée, d'Estrées, d'Estrée, Destree, D'Estree, de Lestrée, de Tray, and DeTray.
François de La Rochefoucauld, 4th Duke of La Rochefoucauld was a French nobleman who succeeded his father as Duke of La Rochefoucauld and Grand Huntsman of France in January 1714 having already succeeded him as Grand Huntsman of France.
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