duc de Noirmoutier (1652-1733) Louis Davy de la Fautrière (1700-1756) (1666-1753) Antoine-Robert Pérelle (?-1735) Henri Charles Arnauld de Pomponne (1669-1756) Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre (1658-1743) Pierre François Delatre d'Oby (1696?-1729) D'Argenson also mentions that Abbot Franchini, ambassador of Tuscany, and Nicolas Prosper Bauyn d'Angervilliers sought to become members but were not included, the former for being a foreigner, and the latter because of his appointment to public office; and that Horatio Walpole made a presentation to the club in 1726, at his own request. Montesquieu participated in the club's activities and gave there a reading of his dialogue between Sulla and Eucrates. Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquess of Torcy was another occasional participant. The mention in some online sources of Claude Adrien Helvétius as a member is improbable, given his young age at the time of the club's activity and the fact that he spent much of his youth in Caen. See also Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País Coppet group Saint-Simon Foundation Notes 1723 establishments in France 1731 disestablishments in France Entresol Political history of the Ancien Régime Entresol