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D'argenson, Comte

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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An eminent French statesman, head of the police in Paris; introduced lettres de cachet , and was a patron of the French philosophes; had the "Encyclopédie" dedicated to him; fell out of favour at Court, and had to leave Paris, but returned to die there (1696-1764).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'D'argenson, Comte'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​d/dargenson-comte.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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