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Kingdom of France
Politics of France
Government
Dauphins of France
Knights of the Golden Fleece
Politics
French Revolution
Ancien Régime in France
Parlement
Assembly of Notables
René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou
Louis XVI of France

1 French revolution - France - In debt - seven years war - american revolution - ? of annual federal budget went to pay for the debt - Rich nation, poor government - Extravagant, many wars - Aristocracy succeed in avoiding most taxation - Parlements - give nobles power - Louis XV (R 1715-1774) - Appoints Rene Maupeou - Chancellor - Destroys the parlements - Louis dies 1774 - Louis XVI (R 1774-1792) (grandson) - Undoes Maupeou?s work - For popularity reasons - institutes parlements - Bad idea - Aristocracy in Parlement use Enlightenment talk to further their ends - I) Finance ministers - 1 - Jacques Necker - 1781 - finances are not that bad - real problem are pensions - Leaves office voluntarily - 2 - Colonne - 1786

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