In 1669, command of the Flotte du Ponant fleet was entrusted to two vice-admirals, including Jean II d'Estres, who commanded the fleet during the reign of Louis XIV.
The command of the Levant and du Ponant fleets were entrusted on 12 November 1669 to two vice-admirals. Although Jean II d'Estrees commanded the fleet during the battles of the reign of Louis XIV, his successors were too old to have likely served at sea. 
