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'''Jules-Louis Bolé de Chamlay''' (1650<ref>{{cite book |last1=Frey |first1=Linda |last2=Frey |first2=Marsha L. |title=The Treaties of the War of the Spanish Succession: An Historical and Critical Dictionary |date=14 September 1995 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |isbn=978-0-313-27884-6 |page=93 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Treaties_of_the_War_of_the_Spanish_S/Qa1mAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Jules+Louis+Bol%C3%A9+%221650%22&dq=Jules+Louis+Bol%C3%A9+%221650%22&printsec=frontcover |access-date=28 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>–1719) was a French soldier and diplomat.
He was born in a noble family; his father was procureur of the Paris Parlement.
Chamlay had a classical education, and the fought in the French army during the [[Franco-Dutch War]] (1672–1678).
He received the title of ''maréchal général des logis aux camps et armées du Roi''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Annales de Bourgogne: revue historique |date=2005 |publisher=Centre d'études bourguignonnes |page=361 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Annales_de_Bourgogne/hQkwAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Jules+Louis+Bol%C3%A9+%22mar%C3%A9chal+g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral+des+logis+aux+camps%22&dq=Jules+Louis+Bol%C3%A9+%22mar%C3%A9chal+g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral+des+logis+aux+camps%22&printsec=frontcover |access-date=28 November 2024 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Meyer |first1=Véronique |title=Pour la plus grande gloire du roi: Louis XIV en thèses |date=2017 |publisher=Presses universitaires de Rennes |isbn=978-2-7535-5464-1 |page=349 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Pour_la_plus_grande_gloire_du_roi/DQLCCtOU5vAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Jules+Louis+Bol%C3%A9+%22mar%C3%A9chal+g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral+des+logis+aux+camps%22&dq=Jules+Louis+Bol%C3%A9+%22mar%C3%A9chal+g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral+des+logis+aux+camps%22&printsec=frontcover |access-date=28 November 2024 |language=fr}}</ref>
He had a meteoric rise, and some years later, he was generally appreciated by the most important generals of his time, like [[Louis, Prince of Condé (1621–1686)|Condé]] and [[Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne|Turenne]]. He also became one of the most important aides to [[François Michel Le Tellier de Louvois|Louvois]]. Very appreciated and listened to by King Louis XIV, he played an important role in determining the "stratégie de cabinet." When Louvois died, the King offered him the Ministry of War, but he had the modesty to refuse and leave the function for [[Louis François Marie Le Tellier|Barbezieux]], son of Louvois, under whose orders he continued to work.
The King entrusted him with several diplomatic missions. Chamlay also seemed to have played an important role in creating the [[Tax per head|capitation]]. [[Jean de La Bruyère|La Bruyère]] and [[Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon|Saint-Simon]] wrote about him as an expert in military science. He received the [[Grand Cross]] of the [[Order of Saint Louis]].
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