Nicolas Fouquet Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Nicolas Fouquet, based on 3 World History Database records associated with France.

3 records1653–16613 events2 places

Chronological biography

1653

Superintendent1653

Government / Government of France · Superintendent-Finances · Paris

Appointed Superintendant of Finances

1661

Marriage1661

Government / Government of France · Superintendent-Finance

Arranges the marriage between Charles II of England & the infanta of Portugal

Arrest of Nicolas Fouquet5 September 1661

Government / Government of France · Superintendent · Finance Minister · Nantes

Is arrested after losing Louis XIV's confidence.

Titles and roles

Superintendent · Finance Minister · Superintendent-Finance · Superintendent-Finances

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.