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Fleury

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Fleu·ry  (fl-r), André Hercule de 1653-1743.
French prelate and politician who became a cardinal in 1726 and served as prime minister (1726-1743) under Louis XV.
Fleury (French) [flœri]
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(Biographies / Fleury, André Hercule de (1653-1743) M, French, RELIGION: cardinal, POLITICS: statesman) André Hercule de (ɑ̃dre ɛrkyl də). 1653-1743, French cardinal and statesman: Louis XV's chief adviser and virtual ruler of France (1726-43)


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An ardent subscriber to "Victoires et Conquetes," Fleury nevertheless refused to pay his subscription, though he kept and read the copies, alleging that they exceeded the number proposed in the prospectus.
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This transition costume, uniting as it did two centuries, was worn by the chevalier with the high-bred grace of an old French marquis, the secret of which is lost to France since the day when Fleury, Mole's last pupil, vanished.
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