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King’s Treasurer General Appointment and Court News
The May 4 issue notes M Hocquart’s appointment as Treasurer-General of the Artillery, valued at 550,000 Livres, and reports on royal orders, court movements, and diplomatic arrivals. It records Jesuit controversies, Pacification talks at Soiffons, and various European court intrigues, including Cardinal Noailles, the Duke of Orleans marriage plans, and troop reviews in Flanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.S
Comptigne
Do. M. Hocquart
M.sydobre
M. D' Angervilliers
Sebastian Truchet
M. Lemery
M. Juffier
Cayene
M. Geofroy
M. Bougier
Croifil
Bretagne
Academy of Sciences
William Law
John ‘Law
M. de Chaunac
John Law
Elboeuf
Lesdiguieres
Madrid
de Court
Onana
Gallies
Seville
Don Luis
Dona Maria Teresa
Granada
Cardinal Noailles
Cardinal-Noailles
Jesuits
Soiffons
Orleans
Ambrun
Trent
Aid
Bologna
Parma
Loretto
Sobieski
Rome
Chevalier
Copenhagen
M. Affersdelft
Holland