Argenson Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Argenson, based on 5 World History Database records associated with France.

5 records1717–17205 events1 places

Chronological biography

1717

Council of FinanceJanuary 1717

Government / Government of France · Marquis · Head of Council for Finance · Paris

Appointed Head of the Council for Finance

Keeper of SealJanuary 1717

Government / Government of France · Marquis · Keeper of Seals · Paris

Appointed Keeper of the Seals

Reform of CurrencyApril 1717

Government / Government of France · Marquis · Head of Council for Finance · Paris

A Council decree proclaims bank-notes will not be subject to devaluation

Parlement18 August 1717

Government / Government of France · Marquis · Head of Council for Finance · Paris

The Parlement of Paris forbids foreigners in the administration of royal revenues

1720

Reform of Interest RatesMarch 1720

Government / Government of France · Marquis · Head of Council for Finance · Paris

Interest rates are reduced from 4% to 2%

Titles and roles

Marquis · Head of Council for Finance · Marquis · Keeper of Seals

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.