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About Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
Maximilien de Béthune Sully, 1st Prince of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent, Count of Muret and Villebon, Viscount of Meaux was a French nobleman, soldier, statesman, and counselor of King Henry IV of France. Historians emphasize Sully's role in building a strong, centralized administrative system in France using coercion and highly effective new administrative techniques. While not all of his policies were original, he used them well to revitalize France after the European wars of religion. Most, however, were repealed by later monarchs who preferred absolute power. Historians have also studied his Neostoicism and his ideas about virtue, prudence, and discipline.
Everything about Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully →- Occupation
- politician, writer, military personnel, statesperson
- Position held
- Governor of the Bastille, Chief Minister of France, Superintendent of Finances, Pair of France
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- December 13, 1560
- Died
- December 22, 1641