Joseph Pâris Duverney

French financier

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Voltaire

  • Voltaire
    In Voltaire: Life with Mme du Châtelet

    …fortune through the manipulations of Joseph Pâris Duverney, the financier in charge of military supplies, who was favoured by Mme de Pompadour. In this ambience of well-being, he began a liaison with his niece Mme Denis, a charming widow, without breaking off his relationship with Mme du Châtelet.

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