Françis de Monscieurs, 8th Baron de l'Nôtre
Françis de Monscieurs | |
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Chancellor of the Ambrosian Empire | |
In office 16 December 1781 – 9 July 1792 | |
Monarch | |
Second Chancellor | |
Preceded by | Alexandre Noel |
Succeeded by | Position dissolved |
Second Chancellor of the Ambrosian Empire | |
In office 8 November 1773 – 26 August 1779 | |
Chancellor | |
Preceded by | Jean Durant |
Succeeded by | Louis Jorden |
Lord Keeper of the Royal Treasury | |
In office 2 October 1778 – 30 January 1784 | |
Chancellor | |
Preceded by | Edward John Beuxclairé |
Succeeded by | Charles Henry Wortcostelle |
8th Baron de l'Nôtre | |
In office 7 November 1769 – 9 July 1792 | |
Preceded by | Rychard de Monscieurs, 7th Baron de l'Nôtre |
Succeeded by | Position dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 August 1754 Monscieurs Costelle, Nôtre |
Died | 9 July 1792 Imperial Costelle |
Political party | Monscieurs (From 1784) Liberty Party (Before 1784) |
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Françis de Monscieurs, 8th Baron de l'Nôtre (Françis Charles de Monscieurs; 18 August 1754 – 9 July 1792) was an Ambrosian-Gollic statesman who served as the Chancellor of the Ambrosian Empire from 1781 until his execution in 1792, Lord Keeper of the Royal Treasury from 1778 until 1784, and Second Chancellor of the Ambrosian Empire from 1773 until 1779. During this time, he was known as Sir Françis Nôtre. He also served as the 8th Baron de l'Nôtre.
Françis was a member of the Liberty Party who was first elected to Pourelment in 1768 and held several senior positions. He notably sought lower taxes, greater religious tolerance, and moderation. He primarily avoided controversial disputes, instead delegating them to the Second Chancellor of the Ambrosian Empire.
Early life
De Monscieurs was born in Monscieurs Costelle, a Ambreux castle in the Barony of Nôtre. He was the fourth son of Henri III de Monscieurs, the younger brother of Rychard de Monscieurs, a member of Pourelment and a Royalist politician who fought to preserve the monarchy in the Ambrosian Civil War. His wife Agnes vön Wälf was the daughter of Wilhelm II von Wälf. Edward de Monscieurs was his younger brother.
Political career
As a young man, de Monscieurs joined the Liberty Party after a quarrel with his Royalist father. He first stood in Pourelment as a representative of the Barony of Nôtre, which would continuously re-elect him for the remainder of his life.
In 1773, de Monscieurs was appointed by Baptiste Leclérc, Chancellor of the Ambrosian Empire to the position of Second Chancellor of the Ambrosian Empire. De Monscieurs became the favorite of the Chancellor during this time. He emerged as an intermediary for reconciling Royalists and Libertarians in Pourelment. He was recognized by the later Frederick Lieder and subsequently appointed to Lord Keeper of the Royal Treasury in 1778.
Noel–Jorden ministry
Despite his apparent political clout, de Monscieurs was unable to stop Alexandre Noel, the sitting Lord Speaker of Ambreux, from deposing Lieder in 1779. Noel set to work assuming control of Pourelment, enacting Royalist policies, and began the Noel–Jorden ministry. The new ministry removed de Monscieurs from his office of Second Chancellor, reducing Libertarian power in government. Noel first attempted to coerce him into joining the Royalists, before resorting to violence, but de Monscieurs refused to change parties and became a notably outspoken member of Pourelment.