Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou
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Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou (30 April 1689 - 7 May 1749, Paris) was a French politician. He was marquis of Combrande, baron de Châtillon-sur-Indre
, seigneur de Chaillou.
, maître des requêtes ordinaires (1712), intendant of the généralité
of La Rochelle
(1820-26), intendant des finances
(1726), Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
(1737-44) and surintendant des Postes (1737).
He was elected to the Académie française
en 1727 et membre honoraire de l'Académie des sciences in 1741.
In 1716 he married the daughter of the businessman and theatre head Gio Paolo Bombarda
- she died three years later. His child by his second marriage was Antoine-Jean Amelot de Chaillou
.
Châtillon-sur-Indre
Châtillon-sur-Indre is a commune in the Indre department in central France.-References:*...
, seigneur de Chaillou.
Life
From a family of magistrates, he was in turn made avocat général aux requêtes de la maison du roiMaison du Roi
The Maison du Roi was the name of the military, domestic and religious entourage around the royal family in France during the Ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration; the exact composition and duties of its various divisions changed constantly over the Early Modern period...
, maître des requêtes ordinaires (1712), intendant of the généralité
Généralité
Recettes générales, commonly known as généralités , were the administrative divisions of France under the Ancien Régime and are often considered to prefigure the current préfectures...
of La Rochelle
La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
(1820-26), intendant des finances
Intendant des finances
The Intendants des finances were intendants or agents of France's financial administration under the Ancien Régime.-History:The role of intendant des finances was created in 1552 as a 'commission' or committee, to manage the subsidies raised for the 'trip to Germany', though these commissaires were...
(1726), Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (France)
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was one of the four or five specialized secretaries of state in France during the Ancien Régime. The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs became a Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1791.-See also:...
(1737-44) and surintendant des Postes (1737).
He was elected to the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
en 1727 et membre honoraire de l'Académie des sciences in 1741.
In 1716 he married the daughter of the businessman and theatre head Gio Paolo Bombarda
Gio Paolo Bombarda
Gio Paolo Bombarda was the founder of the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels.-Life:Musician, councillor and treasurer to Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria in Munich, he was taken on by the court orchestra in 1680 and, in 1686, he married the daughter of the composer Ercole Bernabei...
- she died three years later. His child by his second marriage was Antoine-Jean Amelot de Chaillou
Antoine-Jean Amelot de Chaillou
Antoine-Jean Amelot de Chaillou was a French politician....
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