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Ambassador, Diplomat, Civil servant
Born Charles COLBERT
French diplomat
Born on August 5, 1629 in Reims, France , France
Died on July 28, 1696 in Versailles, France
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In 1656 he bought a counsellorship at the parlement of Metz, and in 1658 was appointed intendant of Alsace and president of the newly created sovereign council of Alsace. In this position he had to re-organise the territory recently annexed to France. The steady support of his brother at court gained for him several diplomatic missions to Germany and Italy (1659–1661).
... Colbert was born in Reims. Like his elder brother Jean-Baptiste Colbert, began his career in the office of the minister of war Le Tellier.
In 1656 he bought a counsellorship at the parlement of Metz, and in 1658 was appointed intendant of Alsace and president of the newly created sovereign council of Alsace. In this position he had to re-organise the territory recently annexed to France. The steady support of his brother at court gained for him several diplomatic missions to Germany and Italy (1659–1661).
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