Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Fiscal System under Louis XIV
- 2 The Rise of the Administrative Monarchy
- 3 Nicolas Desmaretz and Company
- 4 Handling Ideas for Reform
- 5 The Establishment of the Dixième
- 6 After the Dixième
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 The Conseil d’en haut, or the Council of Ministers
- Appendix 2 Members of the Royal Council of Finances under Louis XIV
- Appendix 3 Controllers General, Directors, and Intendants of Finances
- Appendix 4 Glossary of Terms
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Fiscal System under Louis XIV
- 2 The Rise of the Administrative Monarchy
- 3 Nicolas Desmaretz and Company
- 4 Handling Ideas for Reform
- 5 The Establishment of the Dixième
- 6 After the Dixième
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 The Conseil d’en haut, or the Council of Ministers
- Appendix 2 Members of the Royal Council of Finances under Louis XIV
- Appendix 3 Controllers General, Directors, and Intendants of Finances
- Appendix 4 Glossary of Terms
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Louis XIV's Assault on PrivilegeNicolas Desmaretz and the Tax on Wealth, pp. i - ivPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2012