Étienne François, duc de Choiseul
✓ Source-basedstableFrench general, diplomat and statesman (1719-1785)
Lieutenant-General Étienne François de Choiseul, Duke of Choiseul, KOHS, OGF was a French Royal Army officer, diplomat and statesman. From 1758 to 1761 and again from 1766 to 1770, he served as Foreign Minister of France and had a strong influence on France's global strategy throughout the period.
Also inDeutsch
Photos 4
Choiseul rose to power in part through the patronage of Madame de Pompadour.
Duke of Choiseul, depicted wearing armor and the Order of the Holy Spirit (blue) and the Order of the Golden Fleece (red, Spain n°756), second half of 18th century
Duc de Choiseul, Madame de Brionne and Abbé Barthélemy (1775)Awards 3
In their orbit 4
Politicians from France 6
About this person
Lieutenant-General Étienne François de Choiseul, Duke of Choiseul, KOHS, OGF was a French Royal Army officer, diplomat and statesman. From 1758 to 1761 and again from 1766 to 1770, he served as Foreign Minister of France and had a strong influence on France's global strategy throughout the period. Choiseul is closely associated with France's defeat in the Seven Years' War and subsequent efforts to rebuild French prestige.
FranceFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.