louis Flashcards
what year did he ascend throne
1774
how old was louis when he ascended the throne
20
marie antoinette from where
austria
nicknames of marie antoinette
madame dEficit
L’autrichienne
monarch had divine?
divine right, ordained power given by god
term for king ordering imprisonement of someone without trial immoral
lettre de cachet
problem with job in gov under louis and in administration
confusion as many roles overlapped
what did louis’ grandfather, his royal predecessor do that louis reversed showing he aint that bad
l’s grandad tried to abolish parlements but louis restored them
population growth cldnt be mainted by
amount of food being grown and harvested
how many different units of measure were there in france before 1789
25,000
traders took advantage of this for fraud when trading
1780s decline in what industry bcos of whom
textile industry
britain
1780s brit v france textile
in 1789 brit had 200 cotton mills while France had 8
1764 debt
2.3 billion livres
who did louis first apppoint as controller-general (finance minister)
TURGOT
4 good things turgot did
told L to stop being so lavish and cut royal expenses
reduction of pensions
reduced defecit
negotiated low-interest loan of 4% with Dutch bankers in 1776
edicts thing turgot was not able to do
his six edicts
paris parlement met them with 2 remonstrances
lit de justice
made ppl super mad he had to resign
what did the six edicts consist of
taxing everyone and everyman the right to work without restriction
land tax over indirect taxes
establish free trade but cldnt cos of flour wars 1775
why were six edicts of turgot rejected
one suppressed gulds which urban workers liked having ppl didnt want corvee abolished in favour of land tax probs rich
order of finance ministers
turgot, necker then calonne then necker (?) again i think
weird lie that necker did
compte rendu
what was the compte rendu
budget statement of france
within weeks how many copies of the compte rendu were circulating
100,000
how many livres did compte rendu suggest france had
10 million livres surplus
disguised the enormous debt
1715
1764 debt for each year
1783
1715=2bill
1764=2.3bill
1783=3.3billion
louis ascended thron ein 1774
american revolution cost france
1066 million livres overall
calonne more vigilant abt what tax which made him unpopular
land tax
and replacing corvee with land tax
