Financial crisis in France

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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The Parlement de Paris (Superior Law Court of France) remonstrates with Louis XVI and his ministers over the issuance of more loan notes to cover the expenses of supporting the Americans in their war of Independence. Calonne proposes the privileged classes give up their tax exemptions.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Financial crisis in France". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=4207, accessed 23 November 2024.]

4207 Financial crisis in France 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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