# Henri François d'Aguesseau

_Chancellor of France (1668-1751)_

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> Henri François d'Aguesseau, seigneur de Fresnes was Chancellor of France three times between 1717 and 1750 and was pronounced by Voltaire to be "the most learned magistrate France ever possessed".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 27 November 1668 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278923#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Limoges ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278923#P19))
- **Died:** 9 February 1751 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278923#P570))
- **Place of death:** Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278923#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278923#P27))
- **Occupation:** jurist; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278923#P106))
- **Spouse:** Anne Françoise Lefèvre d'Ormesson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278923#P26))
- **Positions held:** president (1729–1729); Lord Chancellor of France (1727–1750); Lord Chancellor of France (1717–1722); Procureur général au Parlement de Paris (1700–1717) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278923#P39))
- **Awards:** Officer of the Order of the Holy Spirit; Knight of the Order of Saint Michael ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278923#P166))

## Questions

**When was Henri François d'Aguesseau born?**  
Henri François d'Aguesseau was born on 27 November 1668 in Limoges.

**What positions has Henri François d'Aguesseau held?**  
Positions held by Henri François d'Aguesseau include: president (1729–1729); Lord Chancellor of France (1727–1750); Lord Chancellor of France (1717–1722); Procureur général au Parlement de Paris (1700–1717).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Henri François d'Aguesseau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Fran%C3%A7ois_d'Aguesseau) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1278923](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1278923) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Henri-François d'Aguesseau (1668-1751).jpg by Hyacinthe Rigaud (attribué) Tournières (attribution contestée) François de Troy (anciennement attribué) (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henri-Fran%C3%A7ois_d%27Aguesseau_(1668-1751).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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