History of France. Extraordinary session of the Parlement of Paris, presided over by King Louis XVI (1754-1793) at the Palais de Justice, 19 November 1787. The royal treasury was on the verge of bankruptcy. The king tried to convince the parliamentarians of the need to put an end to the exemption of the nobility and the clergy from land tax. His attempt failed, and they continued to fail to implement the reforms. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.
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History of France. Extraordinary session of the Parlement of Paris, presided over by King Louis XVI (1754-1793) at the Palais de Justice, 19 November 1787. The royal treasury was on the verge of bankruptcy. The king tried to convince the parliamentarians of the need to put an end to the exemption of the nobility and the clergy from land tax. His attempt failed, and they continued to fail to implement the reforms. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Date

19e siècle

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parliament Paris Palais de Justice palace session Louis XVI king monarch monarchy French France history engraving Europe European economy taxes tax collection exemption bankruptcy crisis financial crisis royal treasury nobles nobility clergy reform Ancien Regime 18th century

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