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Jacques Necker
When King Louis XVI dismissed his finance minister in July 1789, this was a major trigger for the storming of the Bastille. Jacques Necker was seen as an opponent of the extravagant court – and thus as an ally of the people. Yet he was no revolutionary, but a moderate reformer in the king’s service. He never sought to overthrow the established order. He left politics as early as 1790 and played no further role at the height of the Revolution. The king’s execution came as a shock to this staunch monarchist. Nevertheless, he was able to enjoy his remaining years and his wealth in peace at his retreat at Coppet Castle – far from the turmoil in Paris and without ever facing serious danger.
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1732 - 1804 September 30, 1732 · Born in Geneva, the son of a law professor.1748 · Begins his banking career. He moves to Paris and works for the Genevan banker Isaac Vernet.1756 · Rises from employee to partner in the banking firm Thellusson, Necker & Cie.1764 · Marries Suzanne Curchod in Paris.April 22, 1766 · Birth of his daughter Anne-Louise-Germaine (Madame de Staël ).October 1776 · Louis XVI appoints Necker director of the royal treasury, and later director-general of finances.May 19, 1781 · His first term in office ends following the publication of the Compte rendu au roi and disputes with the king and court circles.1783 · Necker purchases Coppet Castle on Lake Geneva from Pierre-Germain de Thellusson for half a million livres.August 1788 · Amid a severe financial crisis, Necker is recalled to head the royal financial administration.July 11, 1789 · Necker is dismissed once again by Louis XVI.July 16, 1789 · Following the storming of the Bastille , the king reinstates Necker.September 4, 1790 · Resigns for the final time after disputes with the National Assembly over financial policy. Necker retires to Coppet Castle.April 9, 1804 · Dies in Geneva. Buried near Coppet Castle.Jacques Necker lived to be 71 years old.
Quotes In France, the state of the finances has always been shrouded in mystery. Compte rendu au roi , 1781
Amid such difficult circumstances, I can retain a little courage.
An innocent victim, if ever there was one! An innocent victim of human passions! What an impious sacrifice!
Le Moniteur
September 12, 1790
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Coppet Castle on Lake Geneva
Amar Babeuf Bailly Barère Barnave Barras Billaud Brissot Cabarrus Carnot Carrier Chaumette Collot Condorcet Corday Couthon Danton David C. Desmoulins L. Desmoulins Dubarran Dubarry Dumas Duplay Égalité Élisabeth Fabre Fouché Fouquier Fréron Gellé Hanriot Hébert Hérault Herman Jeanbon Kéralio Lacombe Lafayette Lamballe Lebas Lecointre Léon Letourneur Lidoine Lindet Louis XVI Louis XVII Marat Marie Antoinette Méricourt Mirabeau Napoleon Necker · Olympe Prieur Côte-d'Or Prieur Marne Renault Reubell Révellière Robespierre A. Robespierre Rochejaquelein Roland Romme Roux Rühl de Sade Saint-Just Sanson Schneider Sieyès Staël Tallien Thuriot Toussaint Vadier Vergniaud Voulland
14 July 10 August 2 June 9 Thermidor 18 Fructidor 18 Brumaire Ancien Régime Assignats Committee of General Security Committee of Public Safety Consulate Directory Empire Estates-General French Revolution Girondins Guillotine Jacobins Law of suspects Legislative Assembly Maximum Montagnards National Assembly National Convention Prairial Law Republic Republic of Mainz Republican Calendar Revolutionary Tribunal Sans-culottes September Massacres Supreme Being Terror Thermidorians Varennes War Women
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When King Louis XVI dismissed his finance minister in July 1789, this was a major trigger for the storming of the Bastille. Jacques Necker was seen as an opponent of the extravagant court – and thus as an ally of the people. Yet he was no revolutionary, but a moderate reformer in the king’s service. He never sought to overthrow the established order. He left politics as early as 1790 and played no further role at the height of the Revolution. The king’s execution came as a shock to this staunch monarchist. Nevertheless, he was able to enjoy his remaining years and his wealth in peace at his retreat at Coppet Castle – far from the turmoil in Paris and without ever facing serious danger.
