MonthId:
1
Date:
27 January 1615
DayId:
27
Birth of Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1680), surintendant des finances (1653-1661) and great patron of the arts, as attested to by his chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte. In 1661, threatened by his powerful minister’s influence, Louis XIV had him imprisoned for life.
1615