2.2 Calonne - the Notables - Aristocratic Revolt Flashcards
1
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Order of finance ministers
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Jacques Turgot
Jacques Necker
Joly de Fleury
Charles Calonne
Lomenie de Brienne
2
Q
Spiral of the loans by 1786
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By 1786, France was spending 37% of its annual income on loan paybacks
3
Q
Simon Schama
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the Notables were the first revolutionaries
4
Q
George Rude
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The Notables refused to endorse ministerial reforms because their own cherished fiscal immunities were threatened
5
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Dates
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29 December 1786 – List of notables announced
22 February 1787 – Assembly of the Notables convenes
25 May 1787 – Assembly of the Notables dismissed
