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Dismissal and banishment of Jacques Necker
- When
- 11 July 1789
- Where
- Royal court at Versailles/Paris, seat of the king's decision
Louis XVI, influenced by conservative nobles, dismissed and banished the popular finance minister Necker and reconstituted his ministry.
On 11 July 1789, Louis XVI, acting under the influence of the conservative nobles of his privy council, dismissed and banished Jacques Necker, who had been sympathetic to the Third Estate, and completely reconstituted the ministry. Necker's dismissal proved a factor in causing the Storming of the Bastille days later.
Sources
- Storming of the Bastille Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
- Jacques Necker Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
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