This king's Minister of Finance proposed the abolition of the tithe in favor of a vingtième (vant-YEM) tax that targeted nobility.
This king's Minister of Finance proposed the abolition of the tithe in favor of a vingtième (vant-YEM) tax that targeted nobility. Robert-François Damiens was hung, drawn, and quartered for stabbing this king with a penknife. Three "Family Pacts" were organized by a minister under this king, the Duc de Choiseul (shwah-ZULL). This king supported his father-in-law, Stanislaus Leszczyński (lesh-CHIN-ski), during the War of the Polish Succession. The Cellamare (chell-lah-MA-ray) and the anti-tax Pontcallec conspiracies both targeted this king's regent, Philippe of Orléans (or-lay-ON). Cardinal Fleury served as minister to this king, who reigned when his country ceded its American territory to Britain after the Seven Years' War. For 10 points, name this lover of Madame de Pompadour, a French king who succeeded the "Sun King".
This king's Minister of Finance proposed the abolition of the tithe in favor of a vingtième (vant-YEM) tax that targeted nobility.
Louis XV [prompt on Louis] 