François Marie Peyrenc de Moras

French politician (1718–1771)
François Marie Peyrenc de Moras

François Marie Peyrenc de Moras (11 August 1718 – 3 May 1771) was a senior French politician.[1]

In a family from the Cévennes, he was the son of Abraham Peyrenc de Moras (1686–1732), son of barber enriched in the system of Law, who built the Hôtel Biron (which since 1919 has housed the Musée Rodin), rue de Varenne in Paris and his wife, Anne-Marie-Josephe de Farges (1699–1738). He married Catherine Moreau Sechelles.[2] Like his father, he is lord of Ambert, in Arlanc of Boutonnargues, Riols and Saint-Amand Roche Savine.

With a solid wealth and relationships in the world of finance, of Francois Marie Peyrenc Moras is steward of Riom in 1750 to 1752, the intendant of Hainaut Valenciennes from 1752 to 1754.

He was appointed Controller General of Finance on 24 April 1756 in place of his stepfather, John Moreau Sechelles.[3]

In the early days of the Seven Years' War, 1 February 1757, to the disgrace of Jean-Baptiste de Machault d'Arnouville, he became Secretary of State for the Navy while retaining overall control of finances until 25 August 1757. Not wishing to juggle two key departments, he stepped down in favor of John Boullongne, as superintendent of finance. He was appointed Minister of State February 8, 1757. He maintained the Navy until 31 May 1758.

He retired to his castle of Grosbois, bought on 31 July 1762 from the heirs of Germain Louis Chauvelin.

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Preceded by Controllers-General of Finances
24 April 1756 – 25 August 1757
Succeeded by
Jean de Boullonges
Preceded by Secretaries of State for the Navy
1 February 1757 – 31 May 1758
Succeeded by
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References

  1. ^ Crouch, Christian Ayne (2014). Nobility lost : French and Canadian martial cultures, Indians, and the end of New France. Ithaca. ISBN 978-0-8014-7038-7. OCLC 872115595.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Sigel, Christian; Fournet-Fayard, Alain, eds. (1998). Vivre et mourir à Saint-Etienne aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles (in French). Saint-Étienne: Publications de l'Université de Saint-Étienne. p. 53. ISBN 9782862721361.
  3. ^ Petto, Christine Marie (2007). When France was king of cartography : the patronage and production of maps in early modern France. Lanham: Lexington Books. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-7391-6247-7. OCLC 857769812.