Jean baptiste colbert biography for kids

Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683) served as the Frenchminister of finance, for 22 years, under King Louis XIV. He is notable for his work at improving the state of French manufacturing and bringing the economy back from the "brink" of bankruptcy.

Colbert worked to create a favourable balance of trade and increase France's colonial holdings. He is considered to be a key figure, in the history of mercantilism.

Jean baptiste colbert biography for kids

Jean baptiste colbert biography for kids

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Colbert's market reforms included the introduction of glass, linen, and tapestry manufacturing (into France); he also issued 150+ edicts to regulate the guilds. One such law was intended to improve the quality of cloth.

The edict declared; if a merchant's cloth was not found to be satisfactory, on three separate occasions; then, he was to be tied to a post, with the cloth attached to him. In regards to foreign markets, Colbert worked to ensure that coffee, cotton, dyewoods[?], fur, pepper, and sugar could be obtained by the French East India Company.