Nicolas Prosper Bauyn d'Angervilliers
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Nicolas Prosper Bauyn, seigneur d’Angervilliers
(1675 - February 1740) was a French politician. He served as intendant de Dauphiné, intendant d'Alsace, and finally as Secretary of State for War
from July 1728 until his death.
of Alençon (1702-1705), then intendant of Dauphiné (1705-1716), of Alsace (1716-1724) and finally of Paris (1724-1728). An experienced administrator, the cardinal de Fleury made him secretary of state for war on the death of Claude le Blanc
. In that post, he reorganised the gendarmerie and carried out preparations for the War of the Polish Succession
. 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.
Angervilliers
Angervilliers is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.Inhabitants are known as Angervilliérois.-External links:* *...
(1675 - February 1740) was a French politician. He served as intendant de Dauphiné, intendant d'Alsace, and finally as Secretary of State for War
Secretary of State for War (France)
The Secretary of State for War was one of the four or five specialized secretaries of state in France during the Ancien Régime. The position was responsible for the Army and for overseeing French border provinces...
from July 1728 until his death.
Life
The son of a fermier général, Prosper Bauyn d'Angervilliers was intendant of the généralitéGénéralité
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 Alençon (1702-1705), then intendant of Dauphiné (1705-1716), of Alsace (1716-1724) and finally of Paris (1724-1728). An experienced administrator, the cardinal de Fleury made him secretary of state for war on the death of Claude le Blanc
Claude le Blanc
Claude Le Blanc was a French royal official of the ancien regime. He was an intendant in several provinces and was twice Secretary of State for War...
. In that post, he reorganised the gendarmerie and carried out preparations for the War of the Polish Succession
War of the Polish Succession
The War of the Polish Succession was a major European war for princes' possessions sparked by a Polish civil war over the succession to Augustus II, King of Poland that other European powers widened in pursuit of their own national interests...
. 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.