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King Louis XIV received his minister for the first time in 1661.
http://www.maryevans.com/history/Louis-XIV-King-of-France-10447770
Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle-Île, Vicomte de Melun et Vaux was Minister of Finances in France from 1653 until 1661
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert,Sire de Vandières and Cernay was the First Minister of State from 1661 until his death in 1683.
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