CALONNE, CHARLES ALEXANDRE DE

shärl älĕksäNˈdrə də kälōnˈ, 1734–1802, French statesman, controller general of finances (1783–87). Faced with a huge public debt and a steadily deteriorating financial situation, Calonne adopted a spending policy to inspire confidence in the nation's financial position. He then proposed a direct land tax and the calling of provincial assemblies to apportion it, a stamp tax, and the reduction of some privileges of the nobles and clergy. To gain support, Calonne had King Louis XVI call an Assembly of Notables, but the Assembly (1787) refused to consider Calonne's proposals and criticized him bitterly. Dismissed and replaced by Étienne Charles Loménie de Brienne, Calonne fled (1787) to England, where he stayed until 1802. Many of Calonne's official papers have been published and two general works on politics have been translated into English, Considerations on the Present and Future State of France (1791) and The Political State of Europe (1796).

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Talleyrand: The Training of a Statesman, 1754-1838
Book by Anna Bowman Dodd; G. P. Putnams Sons, 1927
Subjects: France--History--1789-1815, Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de--prince de Baenevent--1754-1838
Calonne, Charles-Alexandre de, Cabinet Minister, 124 , 139 , 140 , 150 , 151...France, 101 Charlemagne, Attendant of Talleyrand, 9 Charles I, King of England, 105 , 257 Charles IV, King of Spain, 436 , 438 Charles X, see Comte...
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Understanding A Tale of Two Cities: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
Book by George Newlin; Greenwood Press, 1998
Subjects: Dickens, Charles--1812-1870--Tale Of Two Cities--Sources, France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Literature And The Revolution
...Marie-Ignace- Therese, 49 Cahiers , of grievances in France, 42 Calendar, Revolutionary, 31 , 229 Calonne, Charles-Alexandre de, 23 , 29 , 34 , 40 Cambodia, 121 Capital punishment: in America, 194 ; beheading, 194 ; by hanging...
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A Catalogue of French Paintings - Vol. 1
Book by Charles Sterling; Harvard University Press, 1955
Subjects: Painting, French--Catalogs, Painting--New York (State)--New York--Catalogs
...Menars et de Marigny sale, Paris, Feb., 1782, no. 19, sold to Chereau ; Chereau; Boullongne, Paris; Charles Alexandre de Calonne sale, Le Brun, Paris, April 20-30, 1788, no. 156, sold to Marin ; Marin sale, Le Brun, Paris, March...
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A Vindication of the Rights of Men; A Vindication of the Rights of Woman; An Historical and Moral View of the French Revolution
Book by Mary Wollstonecraft; Oxford University Press, 1994
Subjects: France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799, Human Rights, Women's Rights
...details of state finances for the first time. 303 Calonne: Charles Alexandre de Calonne 1734-1802 was controller- general of finance...Annual Register 1789 , 4-5. count dArtois: Charles Philippe, comte dArtois 1757-1836 , was Louis...
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Royalist Political Thought during the French Revolution
Book by James L. Osen; Greenwood Press, 1995
Subjects: France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799, Monarchy, Political Science--France--History--18th Century
...Paris: Veuve Guillaume, 1790. Calonne Charles Alexandre de. De letat de la France...adressee au Roi, par M. de Calonne, le 9 fevrier 1789 . London...lettre adressee au Roi par M. de Calonne. Le 5 Avril 1789 . London...
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Ideology and History: William Mitford's History of Greece (1784-1810)
Journal article by Brendan A. Rapple; Papers on Language & Literature, Vol. 37, 2001
Subjects: Education--History, Greece--History, History--Study and teaching, United Kingdom--18th century, Universities and colleges--Curricula
...special research" (Thirlwall 97). The French Charles Rollins Histoire Ancienne des Egyptiens, des Carthaginois...quoted, with manifest approval, the French Minister Charles Alexandre de Calonne, a refugee in England from Revolutionary France...
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The "Bwa War Masks" of the Middle Uele Region: A Review
Journal article by Rik Ceyssens; African Arts, Vol. 40, 2007
Subjects: Masks--History, Masks--Social aspects, Masks--Usage, War--Equipment and supplies, Wars--Equipment and supplies
...Tervueren 1897, dir. Charles Liebrechts. Brussels...R.G. 1010) Charles Lemaire. Mission...1904:291), de Calonne-Beaufaict (1909...7) Cf. de Calonne-Beaufaict (1909...situ photograph by Alexandre (pseudonym of Albert...Secretary General Charles Liebrechts, one...


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encyclopedia articles on: Calonne Charles Alexandre De  - 5 results

 
 
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Calonne, Charles Alexandre De
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CALONNE, CHARLES ALEXANDRE DE sharl aleksaN dr d kalon , 1734...deteriorating financial situation, Calonne adopted a spending policy to inspire...Dismissed and replaced by Etienne Charles Lomenie de Brienne , Calonne fled...
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LomÉnie De Brienne, Étienne Charles
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...LOMENIE DE BRIENNE, ETIENNE CHARLES atyen sharl lomane d breen...against the minister of finance Charles Alexandre de Calonne and, though King Louis XVI...immorality, he succeeded (1787) Calonne in control of finances. Thereupon...
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Louis XVI , King of France
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...opinion was rebuffed at court, and he resigned in protest in May, 1781. Neckers successors, Charles Alexandre de Calonne (1783 87) and Etienne Charles Lomenie de Brienne (1787 88), were unable to ward off bankruptcy. When the interest-bearing...
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French Revolution
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the huge debt, and Neckers successor, Charles Alexandre de Calonne , called an Assembly of Notables (1787...General and the National Assembly Etienne Charles Lomenie de Brienne succeeded Calonne. His attempts to procure money were thwarted...
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Necker, Jacques
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Necker was soon exiled from the city for having engaged in public controversy over financial policy with Charles Alexandre de Calonne . In 1788, Louis XVI recalled Necker as director-general of finances and minister of state. The populace...


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