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André-Hercule de Fleury
Cardinal André-Hercule de Fleury, Bishop of Fréjus
(
June 26
,
1653
-
January 29
,
1743
) was a
French
cardinal
who served as the
chief minister
of
Louis XV
.
Quotes
"
Richelieu
bled
France,
Mazarin
purged it, and Fleury put it on a
diet
". (d'Argenson)