Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
Also known as duc de Sully Maximilien de Bethune, duke de Sully Maximilien de Bethune, Maximilien de Bethune, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de Sully Maximilien de Béthune, duke de Sully Maximilien de Béthune, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de Sully, Marquis De Rosny
French duke (1560-1641)
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- Memoirs Of The Duke Of Sully Prime Minister Of Henry The Great With the Trial of Francis Ravalilac For The Murder of Henry The Great; And An Appendix Containing Refutations of The Abbe De L'Ecluse's Correctional Notes Exculpatory of the Jesuits [4 Volumes]
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36 objects attributed to Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Maximilien de Béthune Sully, 1st Prince of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent, Count of Muret and Villebon, Viscount of Meaux (13 December 1560 – 22 December 1641) was a French nobleman, soldier, statesman, and counselor of King Henry IV of France. Historians emphasize Sully's role in building a strong, centralized administrative system in France using coercion and highly effective new administrative techniques. While not all of his policies were original, he used them well to revitalize France after the European wars of religion. Most, however, were repealed by later monarchs who preferred absolute power. Historians have also studied his Neostoicism and his ideas about virtue, prudence, and discipline.
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1560 births1641 deaths17th-century peers of FranceDukes of SullyFinance ministers of FranceFrench people of the French Wars of ReligionFrench ProtestantsHeads of the Bâtiments du RoiHuguenotsMarshals of FrancePeers created by Henry IV of FrancePeople from YvelinesPolitical office-holders in the ancien régime
