Financial Ministers Flashcards
Did turbot achieve anything
Reduced deficit and negotiated a low instead loan of 4% with Dutch bankers in 1776
How did turgot reduce deficit
Cut Royal expenses
Demanded government departaments submit their expenditure for review
Removal and reduction of pensions
Turgots six edicts
TO tax ALL and grant every man the right to work without restriction, 4 edicts concerned suppressing dues and offices
Which of turgot’s edicts were met with the most reaction
5TH: repressing guilds
6th: abolishing the corvée in favour of tax paid by land owners
How did Paris p react to six edicts
2 remonstrances
But Louis pushed through with a lit de justice !!
So why didn’t six edicts go thru if there was a lit de justice
He made enemies including Marie Antoine and was forced to send in resignation - edicts forgotten
Was necker the controller general
No!!!!! DIRECTOR GENERAL
who were the controller generals? Who was THE director general !!
Controller generals = turgot calonne Brianne
Director general - NECKER
Good things necker did
Reduced corruption and targeted venality however it was traditionally venal officials who lent money whoops but he appointed salaried officials rather than Venals to run royal estates
Cut pensions and household
REMOVED VINTIENE
What was neckers big ol mistake
Compte rendu!!!
How many copies of compte rendu sold within a matter of weeks
100,000 copies within in weeks
Necker was determined not to raise taxes for war so what did he do
Disguised frances high interest payments as normal expenditure so France appeared to be in a strong financial position
Compte rendu suggested how much surplus
Tht France had a 10 million livres surplus instead of a deficit
How did calonne differ to turgot and necker
More traditional and didn’t oppose ancien regime
Ready to support pensions and extravagant public spending
What did Louis think of calonne’s 1786 reform package
Supported it!
What did 1786 reform package lead to
Assembly of notables
Why didn’t people like calonnr
Calonne said nevker was wrong with his compte
Why did people mistrust calonne
Cos he didn’t like necker and every1 loved necker
Saw his as example of ministerial despotism
How many people in assembly of notables
144
Who was head of assembly of notables
Brianne
Gd shit Brianne did
Extended tolerance to protestants
Deregulated grain trade ( as calonne had planned to)
Turned corvée royale into a tax
Who began idea of estates general
The notables :-) ;-)
Why were the poor pari p banished to troyesssss?!!!
Demanding an estates general
Gathered at palaus royale home of duc dorleans, Lou’s left wing cus
Louis agreed to have an estates general by what year
1792
Even tho this was 1788
What were the May edicts designed to do
Hit at the power of the parlements in a last attempt to align old institutions and absolute monarchy
May edicts themselves
A new plenary court of nobles officiers magistrates APPOINTED BY KING
they’d have right to remonstrance tho
Number of judges in Paris p to be reduced
How important were Paris p
Very
Controlled 2/5 of franc e
When people reacted badly to may edicts Louis
Lit de justice
How did people feel about Louis’ lit de justice with may edicts
ANGRY
How could u tell clergy were pissed with bri
In June 1788, brienne’s demand for a enlarged don gratuit from clergy : only granted a quarter
When was necker recalled
25th August 1788
Confidence in gov gone after may edicts and
Taxes unpaid
Who influenced the appointment of Browne
Archbishop Loménie de Brianne helped ensure his advance
Marie
How cld u tell clergy were real pissed with Brianne
He was an archbishop so even his own turning against him by only paying a quarter of don grant
When did Louis dismiss assembly of notables
May 1787
Why dismissing the notables not work out in Louis favour
Because then then the parlements became more determined with its right to ‘speak for the nation’ and protect citizens fundamental rights against despotism
