Historedia
Person

Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1667

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Louis XIV's Currency and Police Reforms

    1667

    Role: First Lieutenant General of Police of Paris

    1. 1667 · FranceAbolition of the Livre Parisis

      Louis XIV officially replaced the livre parisis with the livre tournois as the standard monetary unit.

    2. March 1667 · ParisCreation of the Police Office

      Colbert presented an edict to Louis XIV establishing the office of Lieutenant General of Police in Paris.

    3. March 1667 · ParisAppointment of La Reynie

      Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie became the first holder of the newly created police office in Paris.

Sources

  1. Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-14