Controller General
Appointed Controller General of Finance
Role range: 1774-1776
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Turgot Biography and Timeline
Follow Turgot through 6 dated historical records for France.
Turgot, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1774–1776Years on this page
1774
Minister of Marine
Appointed Minister of Marine
1776
Six Edicts, The
Suppresses duties on grain, harbour dues, statutes of apprenticeship & the corvee
Role range: 1774-1776
Dismissal
The passage of the 6 Edicts leads to Turgots downfall
Role range: 1774-1776
Six Edicts, The
The 6 Edicts are registered by a "lit de justice" because of opposition to them
Role range: 1774-1776
Dismissal
The passage of the 6 Edicts leads to Turgots downfall. Dismissed because of opposition to his Six Edicts
Role range: 1774-1776
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.