Note 248 — VII PORTRAITS (continued 2)
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Torcy (1665-1746), was the son of the Marquis de Croissy, Colbert’s brother. After filling the post of Ambassador to England, he became Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 1696. His Memoirs are an important source for the diplomatic history of the War of the Spanish Succession. Saint-Simon became intimate with him during the Regency and obtained from him much information.