Colbert blames the French superintendents of finances for the country's financial disarray, in this article.

Features an image of the 17ty-century French controller general who worked on the economic reconstruction of France.

Profile of the French controller of finances focuses on his religious views and that of his prominent relatives.

Read about the champion of mercantilism in France whose commercial policy led to the Dutch War of 1672.

Encyclopedia entry covers the French statesman's efforts to institute his Mercantile ideals, and details his political downfall.

Peruse Colbert's memorandum to Louis XIV urging the French king to revive France's internal and foreign trade.

Profile of the French finance minister during the reign of Louis XIV chronicles his attempts to improve the French economy and quality of life.

Browse a profile of the French general minister of finance in 1665 and view an image.

Peruse a speech by Jean Baptiste Colbert, a 17th-century French controller general of finances, advocating mercantilism in his country.