Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne was a French clergyman, bishop, cardinal, politician and finance minister of King Louis XVI. He was widely believed by his contemporaries — though not universally
Louis XVI le 19 novembre 1787 – Musée de la Révolution française
Jacques Necker
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Jacques Necker 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. Necker wa
Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne
…aged 66) Sens, France Chief Minister of France In office 1 May 1787 – 25 August 1788 Monarch Louis XVI Preceded by Count of Vergennes Succeeded by Jacques Necker Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (French: ; 9 October 1727 – 19 February 1794) was a French clergyman, bishop, cardinal, politician and finance…
Portrait by Joseph Duplessis, c. 1781
Suzanne Curchod, Necker's wife
Daughter Germaine Necker by Carmontelle 1780
Château de Madrid, Necker's home in Neuilly-sur-Seine