The work was printed by the king's printer and dedicated to Louvois, which points to the probability that the government did not disapprove of it.
With the permission of Louvois, Marillac systematically lodged troops with Protestants, in the expectation that the existing law exempting newly converted from this practice would spur conversions.
In the new reign, his reputation was eclipsed by the careers of Louvois and of Jean Baptiste Colbert.
Commander in chief of the Alsace, he was an implacable executioner of the orders of Louis XIV and Louvois.
The influence of the comtesse (she was Dame of the palace of the Queen) and his personal good relationship with Louvois were very important for his career.
Camille le Tellier de Louvois (1675-1718), French clergyman, son of the marquis
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François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois (1641-1691), French Secretary of State for War, commonly referred to as "Louvois"
Louvois reported to the King, who told Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie, who, among other things, was the chief of the Paris police, to root out the poisoners.
The Rossignols ran the Cabinet noir, the French Black Chamber (founded when Louvois served as Minister of War), so notable that "black chamber" became an international term for any code bureau.