Financial Reform
Begins financial and administrative reform under Louis XIV.
Role range: 1661-1683
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert Biography and Timeline
Follow Jean-Baptiste Colbert through 10 dated historical records for France.
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
10Distinct records
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1661–1713Years on this page
1661
1662
Gobelins Manufactory
Colbert organises the Gobelins manufactory as part of royal economic policy.
Role range: 1661-1683
1663
New France Royal Colony
Colbert reorganises New France as part of royal imperial administration.
Role range: 1661-1683
1664
French West India Company
Organises the French West India Company to strengthen colonial commerce.
Role range: 1661-1683
French East India Company
Creates the company as part of his mercantilist programme for French overseas trade.
Role range: 1661-1683
Port-Royal Repression
Supports royal enforcement as pressure increases on Jansenist communities.
Role range: 1661-1683
1665
Journal des Savants
Supports learned publishing and royal intellectual policy in France.
Role range: 1661-1683
Financial Reform
Continues centralising financial administration under Louis XIV.
Role range: 1661-1683
1713
Treaty Negotiations
Conducts French diplomacy during the Utrecht peace settlement.
Role range: 1701-1714 – 1696-1715
Treaty of Utrecht
Conducts French diplomacy during the Utrecht peace settlement.
Role range: 1701-1714 – 1696-1715
Records, sources and methodology
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