Nicolas Prosper Bauyn d'Angervilliers
French politician (1675–1740)
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Nicolas Prosper Bauyn, seigneur d’Angervilliers (15 January 1675 – 15 February 1740) was a French politician.[1] He served as intendant de Dauphiné, intendant d'Alsace, and finally as Secretary of State for War from July 1728 until his death.[1][2]
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Nicolas Prosper Bauyn Marquis d'Angervilliers | |
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| Secretary of State for War | |
| In office 23 May 1728 – 15 February 1740 | |
| Monarch | Louis XV |
| Preceded by | Claude le Blanc |
| Succeeded by | François Victor Le Tonnelier de Breteuil |
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| Born | 15 January 1669 |
| Died | 15 February 1740 (aged 65) Kingdom of France |
Life
The son of a fermier général, Prosper Bauyn d'Angervilliers was intendant of the généralité of Alençon (1702–1705), then intendant of Dauphiné (1705–1716), of Alsace (1716–1724) and finally of Paris (1724–1728).[1][3] An experienced administrator, the cardinal de Fleury made him secretary of state for war on the death of Claude le Blanc.[3] In that post, he reorganised the gendarmerie and carried out preparations for the War of the Polish Succession.[1] In order not to be reliant on imports, Louis XV had Angervilliers put in charge of setting up a white-metal factory to equip the army with swords and bayonets - this was set up in Klingenthal (Alsace) in 1730.[citation needed]
