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363:) and since 1620 by the Intendants who at first were only in charge of the collection of direct taxes and of regional public finances. Traditionally, the Governors were chosen by the King from the ranks of the highest aristocracy. Nevertheless, as they had occasionally challenged the royal authority in their respective regions, the Kings responded by retaining them as often as possible at the Royal Palace, so that the function of Governor finally became only a ceremonial title. 17: 385:, which at first was simply a tax collection district of France, but became more and more a general administration province of the royal government. Subsequently the Intendants saw their powers and competences increased at such a level, that they were nicknamed "the right hand of the King in the province". 194:. According to the official description of 1665, the Controller-General had the power "to report in our Counsel of all affairs which are of concern to our service and of any others" ("faire rapport en notre Conseil de toutes les affaires qui concerneront notre service et de toutes autres indifféremment"). 127:
suppressed the two already existing positions holding the title of Controller-General as he wanted to replace these with a sole homonym office with cabinet rank in charge of all the finances and taxes of France. Furthermore, this new position was no longer transmissible as the head of state could
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in reference to a position of royal accounting and financial oversight had existed in various forms prior to 1547, but the direct predecessor to the 17th century "Controller-General" was created in 1547, with two position-holders whose job was to verify the accounts of the Royal Treasurer
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had a rather large personnel staff compared to other government departments. The central services were either in Paris (notably at the Palais Mazarin, Rue Neuve-des-Petits-Champs), close to the bankers and financiers that the ministry dealt with, or at the Royal Palace in Versailles.
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established in the different regions of France. There were between three and twelve of these senior aids in financial and fiscal matters during the Ancien RĂ©gime (six at the end of the 18th century shortly before the Revolution).
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was organised in a highly systematic manner. It was divided into several services under the immediate authority of the Controller-General. However, he named for each service a senior managing assistant who was initially called
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However, the important collaborators of the Controller-General were the Intendants established in the different regions of France. Initially the King had been represented in the provinces by the Governors
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As a consequence, the real power in the regions shifted towards the Intendant, who since 1666 had the official title of "Intendent of Police, Justice and Finances and Commissioner sent in the
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Colbert, first of the Controllers-General with subsequent power, was also head of two other senior government posts equivalent to present-day ministers (from a total of six):
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is based upon: Isaac & Bonifacio, Cours d'Histoire Mallet-Isaac, XVIIe & XVIIIe siècles, p182, publ. Hachette, Paris 1952 Dépôt légal n°2085 1er trimestre 1954
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Minister of Finance served instead as President of the Royal Council of Finance, who had a superior rank to a mere Controller-General of Finances, or, in the case of
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revoke the respective commission at his pleasure at any time. In addition, the new position was far better connected with the Royal Finance Counsel (
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Intendant de police, justice et finances, Commissaire départi dans les généralités du royaume pour l'exécution des ordres du Roi
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In the period following 1547, the financial administration in France continued to evolve, resulting in 1552 in the creation of
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Under Colbert's competent and dynamic administration, the Controller-General's responsibilities were greatly redefined. King
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in 1791 which, along with all other ministerial positions, was abolished in 1794, but restored with the advent of the
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The responsibilities of the Controller-General were the most extensive of all the administrative positions of the
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from 1776 to 1781 and again from 1788 until 1790), in ceremonial terms a position ranked below the previous two.
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The Controller-General was generally chosen from among the regionally based Intendants of Finances or from the
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Michel Antoine. « L'Administration centrale des finances en France du XVIe au XVIIIe siècle Â»,
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the management of most of the civil services and public infrastructure, including bridges and roads (
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The function of Controller-General would continue until 1791, with an interruption at the era of the
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became head of the royal financial and tax collection administration, at first with the title of
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The second half of the chapter entitled "Organization" which describes the role of the
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In the same way, the Controller-General was assisted by four and, later five,
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Dictionnaire des institutions de la France aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles
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Unlike other government departments of the French monarchy, the
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Les Institutions de la monarchie française à l'époque moderne
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in 1795. Nowadays the position is called (with exceptions)
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The Controller-General's responsibilities were manifold:
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The position was very well paid: in addition to 200 000
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The Controller-General participated in a number of the
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of the Realm for the Execution of the King's Orders" (
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from 1661 to 1791. It replaced the former position of
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and charged with embezzlement, so that subsequently
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Index

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Colbert
French
France
Superintendent of Finances
Nicolas Fouquet
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Intendants
Superintendent of Finances
Nicolas Fouquet
Louis XIV
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Louis XIV
Polysynody
Louis XV
Jacques Necker
Protestant
Minister of Finances
French Directory
Ancien RĂ©gime
Secretary of State of the Navy
Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi
Bâtiments du Roi
livres tournois
Minister of State
Ferme Générale
King's Councils
Maîtres des requêtes
Louis XV
Louis XVI
List of finance ministers of France

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