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Jacques Necker 1732-1804
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Jacques Necker
Detail from the
painting by J.S. Duplessis
© Réunion des
musées nationaux |
Jacques Necker was Swiss and a banker.
He was
Louis XVI's finance
minister.
The king's wife,
Marie-Antoinette,
couldn't stand the man, so Necker had to resign on May 19,
1781, after ten years of service. However, he was recalled
back to his desk on August 26, 1788.
When the King fired Necker on
July 11, 1789, the French took it personally and geared up
for the
French Revolution.
On July 14, 1789, the
Bastille fell.
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