1787: Controller General of Finances, Charles Alexandre de Calonne, recognizes that France is on the verge of bankrupty, but he cannot devise an acceptable solution. By April, he is removed from his post and replaced by Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienn. (jan 1, 1787 – jan 1, 0)
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jan 1, 1787
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