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Jacques Necker

Finance minister to King Louis XVI during the French Revolution

Did you know?His dismissal from the royal court by the King was a key event that triggered the storming of the Bastille.

Jacques Necker (French:; 30 September 1732 – 9 April 1804) was a Genevan banker, financier and statesman who served as finance minister of France for Louis XVI. He was a reformer, but his innovations sometimes caused great discontent.

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Age at death: 71
Years since death: 222

Born: September 30, 1732 · Geneva, Switzerland
Died: April 9, 1804
Nationality: French
Known for: Politics, Literature

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Father: Karl Friedrich Necker
Mother: Jeanne Marie Gautier
Spouse: Suzanne Curchod
Child: Germaine de Staël

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