Jacques Necker (1732-1804) was a French politician.
Short Biography:
As finance minister (1776-1781), he attempted reforms, and was dismissed through Queen Marie Antoinette's influence. Recalled 1788, he persuaded Louis XVI to summon the States General (parliament), which earned him the hatred of the court, and in July 1789 he was banished.
The outbreak of the French Revolution with the storming of the Bastille forced his reinstatement, but he resigned in September 1790.
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Jacques Necker was a French statesman and finance minister of Louis XVI.
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