I was a bit shocked when I first read about this years ago, seemed way out of place by late 18th century France.
Fun fact regarding how much change followed it, a mere decade and a half later, the Protestant banker Necker became the finance minister of King Louis XVI, and became so popular his dismissal in the summer of 1789 was one of the moments when the Parisians turned against the royal government.
I was a bit shocked when I first read about this years ago, seemed way out of place by late 18th century France.
Fun fact regarding how much change followed it, a mere decade and a half later, the Protestant banker Necker became the finance minister of King Louis XVI, and became so popular his dismissal in the summer of 1789 was one of the moments when the Parisians turned against the royal government.
Despite reading Voltaire in school, I had never heard of this. What a tremendous story and lesson for us all! Right on target!
Wow!