Marc Rene d'Arganson (1652-1721)

After La Reni ( French Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie ) under Louis XIV he occupied a prominent post of police lieutenant general ( French lieutenant-général de police ), and remained in this position for 21 years, from 1697 to 1718. Energetic, educated, very capable, but equally power-hungry and tyrannical, he managed to gain the significance of the first minister through personal reports to the king, and then to the regent, and interventions in all parts of the administration and the private life of dignitaries, and through “ lettres de cachet ” he became powerful and irresponsible despot.

He knew how to make excellent connections (he especially supported the Duke of Orleans ) and to perfectly arrange his own affairs and the situation of his family; managed to arouse great hatred towards himself. Despite the many improvements he introduced in the police field, the people of Paris hated him, and when he was buried (in May 1721 ), his ashes were criticized by the crowd. ^{[etc. one]}

In 1718, Arganson was moved from his police post to the presidency of the financial council, but, due to disagreements with Law, he left this post, received the title of Minister of State and Inspector General of the Police.

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• Arganson // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.