French Financial Reconstruction Continues Without Law
French officials addressed the remaining debts and obligations of the failed system after Law's departure.
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John Law Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow John Law through 45 dated historical records for Scotland.
John Law, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
45Distinct records
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1721–1728Years on this page
1721
1722
Law Resides in European Exile
Law lived outside France and continued to defend the principles behind his controversial financial reforms.
1723
Financial Proposals Circulate after Exile
Law continued explaining his monetary ideas even though his influence over French policy had ended.
1728
John Law Dies in Venice
Law died in Venice after years of exile following the collapse of the Mississippi financial scheme.
Law Buried in Venice
Law's burial in Venice closed the life of the Scottish financier who had transformed French paper finance.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.