Clément Charles François de Laverdy
Clément Charles François de Laverdy (1723 – 24 November 1793) was a French statesman.
[edit] Life
He was a member of the parlement of Paris when the case against the Jesuits came before that body in August 1761. He demanded the suppression of the order and thus acquired popularity.[1]
King Louis XV named him Controller-General of Finances in December 1763, but the tasks at hand seemed to surpass Laverdy's financial abilities. Three months after his nomination, he forbade the publishing of any material concerning his administration, thus refusing both advice and criticism. [1]
Laverdy used all means, sometimes illicit ones, to replenish the treasury, and was even accused of having himself profited from the commerce in wheat. A court intrigue led to his sudden dismissal on 1 October 1768. From that moment on, he lived in retirement until, during the French Revolution, he was involved in the charges against the financiers of the Ancien Régime. The Revolutionary Tribunal sentenced him to death, and he was guillotined in 1793.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Chisholm 1911.
- Attribution
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Laverdy, Clément Charles François de". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. Endnote:
- Alphonse Jobez, La France sous Louis XV (1869)
[edit] External links
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Henri Léonard Jean Baptiste Bertin |
Controllers-General of Finances 14 December 1763 – 20 September 1768 |
Succeeded by Étienne Maynon d'Invault |
