Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully

French duke

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1560

Place of Birth: Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France

Date of Death: 22-Dec-1641

Profession: writer, military personnel, politician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Maximilien de Béthune, 1st Duke of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent, Count of Muret and Villebon, Viscount of Meaux (13 December 1560 – 22 December 1641) was a nobleman, soldier, statesman, and faithful right-hand man who assisted king Henry IV of France in the rule of France.
Historians emphasize Sully's role in building a strong centralized administrative system in France using coercion and highly effective new administrative techniques.
While not all of his policies were original, he used them well to revitalize France after the European Religious Wars.
Most, however, were repealed by later monarchs who preferred absolute power.
Historians have also studied his neo-Stoicism and his ideas about virtue, prudence, and discipline.