Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1680) Occupation: Louis XIV's treasurer Source of wealth: ... Claim to fame: Learned the hazards of conspicuous consumption. In 1661, Fouquet invited the young French king, ...

Nick Fouquet follows dad Bernard into fashion, ... 210) are coming soon. Hinting at their aristocratic lineage, the brand’s squirrel logo is the crest of their ancestor Nicolas Fouquet, ...

Lovers of French history, architecture and gardens will surely know of the grand chateau called Vaux Le Vicomte. It was commissioned by Nicolas Fouquet, the finance minister of King Louis XIV.

Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1680), ... Fouquet was a protégé of Cardinal Mazarin (1602-1661), who virtually ruled France before Louis XIV (1638-1715) reached his majority.

Fouquet heard of it, and found means to send, by the hands of Madame Scudéry, a year’s allowance to the faithful newsman. The Government was not ready to proceed to trial until 1664.

The man was Nicolas Fouquet, an urbane nobleman who had become France’s Finance Minister a year before the young Louis was crowned at the age of 15.

First he worked for Nicolas Fouquet, who had enriched himself immensely as Louis XIV’s finance minister and chief tax collector.

When King Louis XIV was looking for a senior adviser, he tested the leading candidate, Nicholas Fouquet, not for his knowledge but for his honesty. France’s new ruler asked Fouquet to give him ...

Nicolas Fouquet. The Palace of Versailles is one of the world’s most popular tourist sites, said to attract up to 15,000,000 visitors every year. Its most famous resident is Napoleon Bonaparte ...