The Le Tellier family is a noted French noble family, originally from

Chaville Chaville () is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department and Île-de-France region of north-central France. It lies some from the centre of Paris in the south-western suburbs of the French capital. Geography Chaville is bordered by the follo ...

, ennobled in 1574 and later acquired the title of ''Marquis de Louvois''. Members of the family distinguished themselves under the

Ancien Régime ''Ancien'' may refer to * the French word for " ancient, old" ** Société des anciens textes français * the French for "former, senior" ** Virelai ancien ** Ancien Régime ** Ancien Régime in France {{disambig ...

as major political, ecclesiastical and military figures.http://racineshistoire.free.fr/LGN/PDF/Le-Tellier_Louvois.pdf Letellier is also a Frech surname.

Notable people

* Camille le Tellier de Louvois (1675–1718), French cleric * Charles-Maurice Le Tellier (1642–1710), Archbishop of Reims *

Francis Letellier Francis Letellier (born 19 December 1964) is a French journalist who works on France 3. Early life Letellier was born in Vire in Calvados. Letellier spent his childhood in Pont-Farcy, where his parents were farmers. Personal life Lete ...

(born 1964), French journalist *

François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois (; 18 January 1641 – 16 July 1691) was the French Secretary of State for War during a significant part of the reign of Louis XIV. He is commonly referred to as "Louvois". Together with his father, ...

(1641–1691) *

Hervé Le Tellier Hervé Le Tellier (; born 21 April 1957) is a French writer and linguistics, linguist, and a member of the international literary group Oulipo (Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle, which translates roughly as "workshop of potential literature") ...

(born 1957), French writer *

Louis Charles César Le Tellier, duc d'Estrées Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also ...

(1695–1771) *

Louis François Marie Le Tellier Louis François Marie Le Tellier, Marquis of Barbezieux (23 June 1668 – 5 January 1701) was a French statesman. Biography Born in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire (Charente), he was the third son of the François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, ...

(1668–1701), French statesman *

Luc Letellier de St-Just Luc Letellier de Saint-Just, (May 12, 1820 – January 28, 1881) was a Canadian politician. He also served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1876–1879). A notary by training, Letellier belonged to a prominent family that desc ...

(1820–1881), Canadian politician *

Louis LeTellier Louis Shepherd LeTellier (February 8, 1887 – July 2, 1975) was an American football coach and university instructor and administrator. He was the fourth head football coach at The Citadel, serving for two seasons, from 1911 to 1912, and compili ...

(1887–1975), football coach *

Michel Le Tellier Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Barbezieux, seigneur de Chaville et de Viroflay (19 April 1603 – 30 October 1685) was a French statesman. Biography Le Tellier was born in Paris to a Parisian magistrate, Michel III Le Tellier, and his wife, Cla ...

(1603–1685), French statesman *

Robert Letellier Robert Ignatius Letellier (born 1953, in Durban, South Africa) is a cultural historian and academic, specialising in the history of music, Romantic literature and the Bible. He teaches at the Maryvale Institute and the Institute of Continuing Edu ...

(born 1953), South African writer on music

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