Jean-Baptiste Colbert Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jean-Baptiste Colbert, based on 11 World History Database records associated with France.

11 records1661–171310 events2 places

Chronological biography

1661

Financial Reform1661

Government / Government of France · Minister · Controller-General · Paris

Begins financial and administrative reform under Louis XIV.

1662

Gobelins Manufactory1662

Government / Government of France · Minister · Paris

Colbert organises the Gobelins manufactory as part of royal economic policy.

1663

Petite Academie1663

Arts / French Academy · Minister · Paris

Founds the Petite Academie to serve royal historical and artistic policy.

New France Royal ColonyMarch 1663

Government / Government of France · Minister · Paris

Colbert reorganises New France as part of royal imperial administration.

1664

Port-Royal Repression1664

Religion / Jansenist Controversy · Minister · Paris

Supports royal enforcement as pressure increases on Jansenist communities.

French West India Company28 May 1664

Economy / French West India Company · Minister · Paris

Organises the French West India Company to strengthen colonial commerce.

French East India Company27 August 1664

Economy / French East India Company · Minister · Paris

Creates the company as part of his mercantilist programme for French overseas trade.

1665

Financial Reform1665

Government / Government of France · Minister · Paris

Continues centralising financial administration under Louis XIV.

Journal des Savants5 January 1665

Science / Scientific Publishing · Minister · Paris

Supports learned publishing and royal intellectual policy in France.

1713

Treaty Negotiations11 April 1713

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Marquis · Foreign Minister · Utrecht

Conducts French diplomacy during the Utrecht peace settlement.

Treaty of Utrecht11 April 1713

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Marquis · Foreign Minister · Utrecht

Conducts French diplomacy during the Utrecht peace settlement.

Titles and roles

Marquis · Foreign Minister · Minister · Minister · Controller-General

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.