apr 24, 1787 - Paris Parlement Convenes. Refuses to approve Brienne’s reforms and is exiled
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Étienne Charles de Brienne was the French finance minister. He proposed financial reforms that were rejected by the Parlement of Paris which resulted in the King sending the Paris Parlement to exile at Troyes. He wished to force them into obedience but all it did was cause unrest.
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