André Hercule de Cardinal Fleury

André Hercule de Cardinal Fleury (1653-1743) was a French statesman, born at Lodève, in Languedoc. He studied philosophy in Paris. He became a doctor of the Sorbonne and almoner to the Queen and King Louis XIV, who subsequently made him bishop of Frèjus and tutor to his son Louis. In 1726, he was chosen Prime Minister by Louis XV, and created a cardinal. He carried through a successful war with Germany, which resulted in the acquisition of Lorraine by France, but although honest and cautious, he cannot be styled a great statesman.

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