Louis XIV's Assault on Privilege: Nicolas Desmaretz and the Tax on Wealth

Gary B. McCollim

doi:10.1017/9781571138286

The government of Louis XIV developed two taxes during the last thirty years of the king's reign that forced the privileged to pay. This book is a study of how those taxes developed and what caused them to be adopted.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Dedication
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Contents
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List of Illustrations
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Preface
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List of Abbreviations
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Introduction
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1 - The Fiscal System under Louis XIV
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2 - The Rise of the Administrative Monarchy
pp 50-88
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3 - Nicolas Desmaretz and Company
pp 89-127
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4 - Handling Ideas for Reform
pp 128-159
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5 - The Establishment of the Dixième
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6 - After the Dixième
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Conclusion
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Appendix 1 - The Conseil d’en haut, or the Council of Ministers
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Appendix 2 - Members of the Royal Council of Finances under Louis XIV
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Appendix 3 - Controllers General, Directors, and Intendants of Finances
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Appendix 4 - Glossary of Terms
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-vii

List of Illustrations
pp viii-viii

Preface
pp ix-x

List of Abbreviations
pp xi-xii

Introduction
pp 1-13

1 - The Fiscal System under Louis XIV
pp 14-49

2 - The Rise of the Administrative Monarchy
pp 50-88

3 - Nicolas Desmaretz and Company
pp 89-127

4 - Handling Ideas for Reform
pp 128-159

5 - The Establishment of the Dixième
pp 160-193

6 - After the Dixième
pp 194-220

Conclusion
pp 221-228

Appendix 1 - The Conseil d’en haut, or the Council of Ministers
pp 229-231

Appendix 2 - Members of the Royal Council of Finances under Louis XIV
pp 232-233

Appendix 3 - Controllers General, Directors, and Intendants of Finances
pp 234-236

Appendix 4 - Glossary of Terms
pp 237-242

Notes
pp 243-294

Bibliography
pp 295-306

Index
pp 307-318

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