Overspending in Ancien Regime France

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Marie Antoinette's palace that was built as Versailles
Le Petit Trianon
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War that was lost to Britain
Seven Years War
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50,000 francs spent on these in 1776
Gardens
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Financial minister who started policy of borrowing
Necker
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Document published in 1781 to facilitate borrowing
Compte Rendu au Roi
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Who did Marie Antoinette supposedly have an affair with?
Count Axel Fersen
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Took up most of the Crown's budget
Interest payments
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Financial minister who started policy of borrowing

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Document published in 1781 to facilitate borrowing

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