Torcy, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, marquis de, 1665-1746

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French diplomat and minister of foreign affairs (1689-1715) who played a crucial role in the conferences that ended the War of Spanish Succession with the treaties of Utrecht (1713) and Rastatt (1714).

From the description of Jean-Baptiste Colbert correspondence : with the abbé François Gaultier, 1711-1714. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 84616446

1696-1715 minister of foreign affairs; 1710 established central diplomatic archive at Versailles

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British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x00032f

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referencedIn	(ff. 405). Vol. III. CORRESPONDENCE (as Lord Strafford), when Plenipotentiary at Utrecht in conjunction with John Robinson, Bishop of Bristol, with Henry St. John, afterwards Viscount Bolingbroke, and William Legge, Earl of Dartmouth, Secretaries of ...	British Library
referencedIn	BLENHEIM PAPERS. VOI. CXLVI (ff. 208). (1) Certificate from Joachim Ernest, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön; 1699. Spanish. Copy. ff. 1-2b. (2) Letters from Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg; 1703; Fre..., 1699-1716	British Library
referencedIn	BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vol. CLXIII (ff. 126). Letters, etc., from: — (1) Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Torcy, French Secretary of State; 1709-1715. Mostly French. Partly copies of his correspondence with others. ff. 1-34b. (2) Louis de Bernage, Seigneu..., 1704-1715	British Library
referencedIn	COPIES of letters of Frederic [I.], King of Prussia, Sophia, Electress [of Hanover], [Camille d'Hostun, Duc] Maréchal de Tallard, Juan Sylva, Conde de Tarouca, M. de Sorba, the Baron d'Esparre, M. de St. Sevrin d'Ausson, and [Jean Baptiste Colbert, M..., 1703-1714	British Library
referencedIn	CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF HERMANN VON PETKUM, Envoy of the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp at The Hague, relating to Petkum's part in the secret peace negotiations between France and the Allies; 1706-1716. French, Dutch (46489B, f. 144) and cipher (with ..., 1706-1716	British Library
creatorOf	CORRESPONDENCE, ETC., OF HENRY ST JOHN, 1ST VISCOUNT BOLING-BROKE, with Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Torcy, French Secretary of State; 1712-1714. Translations. For another translation of the correspondence, excepting the first letter (ff. 1-1b),..., 1712-1714	British Library
referencedIn	DRAFTs and copies of letters of Card. Gualterio to the Marquis de Torcy; with memoranda of affairs to be transacted with him, etc.; 1708-1719. Ital. ; a few in Fr. Chiefly autograph. At f. 8 is a long report on the characters of the several members o..., 1708-1719	British Library
referencedIn	Fontigny, Séguy de, 1787	Senate House Library (University of London)
creatorOf	France. Sovereign (1643-1715 : Louis XIV). Bill of attachment, 1713.	Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn	French foreign policy memoirs, Aug 1710	Senate House Library (University of London)

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associatedWith	Colbert, Catherine, active 1696, née Arnauld, wife of Jean-Baptiste Colbert de Torcy
associatedWith	Colbert, Jean-Baptiste, 1619-1683, 1st Marquis de Seignelay, French politician
associatedWith	Colbert, Jean-Baptiste, 1651-1690, 2nd Marquis de Seignelay, French politician
associatedWith	Fontigny, Séguy, de, fl 1787
associatedWith	France. Sovereign (1643-1715 : Louis XIV)
associatedWith	Gaultier, François, abbé, d. 1720.
associatedWith	James, Prince of Wales, 1688-1766.
associatedWith	Mellany, Abbe,
associatedWith	Mesnager, Nicolas, 1658-1714.
associatedWith	Polignac, Melchior de, 1661-1742?

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