Secret du Roi

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For a period of over twenty years, King Louis XV split his diplomacy into official and secret channels. The secret channels became collectively known as the King's Secret (Secret du Roi in French), established in 1745. It actually outlived its creator and some of its agents were involved in bringing France (and its allies) into the American War of Independence, although it was dissolved in 1774. It was born from the secret candidacy of the Prince de Conti to the Polish Throne, as he could not involve France in this while in the middle of the War of Austrian Succession. It employed 32 people.

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Current : DGSE · DCRG · DST · Defunct : Cabinet noir · Secret du Roi · Deuxième Bureau · BCRA · DGER · SDECE
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