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Dismissal of Calonne

France · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1787Date range
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Chronological records

1787

Louis XVI8 April 1787

Versailles · Revolution / Revolution of France

Louis XVI dismissed Charles Alexandre de Calonne after opposition to the comptroller-general's proposed fiscal reforms intensified.

Names involved

Louis XVI

Provenance

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