(As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Secretary of State for Louis XIV's navy, dreamt of making his country the dominant European power and mother country of a great ...
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What Is Mimolette Cheese?
As a substitute, finance minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert drafted cheese producers in northern France to make a similar cheese that would be distinguished by a bright rather than pale color ...
It starts with Louis XIV's comptroller general Jean-Baptiste Colbert. He was the first to establish regulations in manufacture and trade policy, including instituting standards for textiles ...