Les trois pontchartrain, pere et fils et surtout le petit fils et leur oeuvre
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Abstract EN:
This is jean frederic phelypeaux, the count of maurepas (born in 1701, died in 1781). He's from a dynasty of well-known men : the phelypeaux, from which the chancellor of pontchartrain, his grandfather and jerome of pontchartrain, his father are also issu. In this volume, i study especially his origins and his doings as marines'minister under louis the fifteenth. I infer with the help of many memories, traces, writings that they're the work of a methodical, intelligent and clear mind. In this way, i try to shake and destroy his reputation es a simple man, and also return to him a honorable place in the marines' administration in spite of the bad circounstances that embrassed him during the whole of his carrer.
Abstract FR:
Il s'agit de la biographie jean-frederic phelypeaux, comte de maurepas (ne 1701, mort en 1781). Il est issu d'une dynastie de grands hommes : les phelypeaux. Dont : le chancelier de pontchartrain son grand pere et jerome de pontchartrain son pere. Dans ce volume, je traite plus particulierement de ses origines et de ses realisations en tant que ministre de la marine sous louis quinze. J'en deduis grace a de nombreux memoires, traces, ecrits que ce sont les oeuvres d'un esprit methodique, intelligent et clairvoyant. J'essaie ainsi d'ebranler et de detruire sa reputation d'homme leger et par la meme de lui faire retrouver une place honorable dans l'administration maritime en depit des circons-tances defavorables avec lesquelles il fut aux prises pendant toute la duree de son ministere.