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French royal government

The government of the kings of France; Louis XVI headed it until the monarchy was overthrown in 1792.

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  1. people who worked here Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes (Minister of Foreign Affairs) 1774–1787
  2. people who worked here Jacques Necker (Finance minister) 1777–1781
  3. people who worked here Charles Alexandre de Calonne (Finance minister) 1783 – Apr 1787

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  1. 1774–1787 Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes worked at French royal government
  2. 1777–1781 Jacques Necker worked at French royal government
  3. 1783 – Apr 1787 Charles Alexandre de Calonne worked at French royal government
  4. 24 Aug 1788 Jacques Necker worked at French royal government
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  1. The Franco-American Revolution, Part 1 (guest post by an intern, 4 Corners of the World blog), Library of Congress, 2021. Scholarship & press
    the young French King Louis XVI was eager to use this conflict to weaken the British Empire by helping deprive it of its North American colonies.
    the French Minister of Foreign Affairs (1774-87), Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, served as the primary diplomat
  2. Louis XVI, King of the French, born 23 August 1754, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (CUNY). Scholarship & press
    Louis XVI, King of the French, born 23 August 1754
  3. Cambridge International AS Level History: Modern Europe, 1750-1921 Coursebook, Chapter 1, France, 1774-1814 (excerpt), Cambridge University Press. Scholarship & press
    In 1777, a new finance minister was appointed. This was Jacques Necker.
    JACQUES NECKER (1732–1804)
    another new finance minister, Charles de Calonne, was appointed in 1783
    sacking Calonne in April 1787
  4. Necker replaces Brienne as Director General of Finances, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (CUNY), 24 Aug 1788. Scholarship & press
    replaces Loménie de Brienne with the title of Director General of Finances
  5. Contract between the King and the Thirteen United States of North America, signed at Versailles July 16, 1782, Yale Law School, Avalon Project, 16 Jul 1782. Primary record
    amount to the sum of eighteen million of livres, money of France
  6. Treaty of Alliance Between The United States and France, February 6, 1778, Yale Law School, Avalon Project, 6 Feb 1778. Primary record
    If War should break out betwan france and Great Britain, during the continuance of the present War betwan the United States and England, his Majesty and the said united States, shall make it a common cause
  7. 250 years of US independence: how France helped turn the tide of the Revolutionary War, France 24, 2026. Scholarship & press
    Between 1778 and 1783, the monarchy spent over a billion French livres to fund the war, military expeditions and aid to the American revolutionaries.
  8. French Alliance, French Assistance, and European Diplomacy during the American Revolution, 1778-1782 (Milestones), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Primary record
    French assistance was crucial in securing the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781.
  9. Articles of Capitulation, Yorktown, 1781, Yale Law School, Avalon Project, 19 Oct 1781. Primary record
    Done at Yorktown, in Virginia, October 19th, 1781.
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