Articles/Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

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Ferme Générale and the Taxation System of Pre-Revolutionary France

Ferme Générale and the Taxation System of Pre-Revolutionary France Before the seismic shifts of the 1789 French Revolution, the financial stability of the French monarchy relied on a comp...

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Code Noir: The Legal Framework of Slavery in the French Empire

Code Noir: The Legal Framework of Slavery in the French Empire The Code Noir (French for "Black Code") was a comprehensive decree issued by King Louis XIV of France in 1685. Designed to r...

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