One of this man's first acts was to dismiss Rene Nicolas de Maupeou, and a clash over loans with the parlements saw this man attempt to transfer most of their powers to new Plenary Courts.
One of this man's first acts was to dismiss Rene Nicolas de Maupeou, and a clash over loans with the parlements saw this man attempt to transfer most of their powers to new Plenary Courts. Those loans were necessitated by the debts incurred by his financial minister Jacques Necker because of an overseas war, and a declaration by the Prussian Duke of Brunswick and a Flight to Varennes led to this man's imprisonment. For 10 points, name this king of France who aided the American Revolution and called the Estates-General in 1789 only to be executed during the French Revolution.
One of this man's first acts was to dismiss Rene Nicolas de Maupeou, and a clash over loans with the parlements saw this man attempt to transfer most of their powers to new Plenary Courts.
{Louis XVI} [prompt on {Louis}]