François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois

François Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois (January 18, 1641 - July 16, 1691), was the French war minister under Louis XIV. He was born in Paris to Michel le Tellier. Under the younger Tellier, France raised an army of 400,000 soldiers; this army would fight four wars between 1667 and 1713. The marquis is commonly known as "Louvois".

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