Question

What was treasury empty when louis xvi accended the throne?

Answer 1

Answer:

Upon his accession the Louis XVI found

an empty treasury. Long years of war had drained the financial

resources of France. Added to this was the cost of maintaining an

extravagant court at the immense palace of Versailles. Under Louis

XVI, France helped the thirteen American colonies to gain their

independence from the common enemy, Britain. The war added more

than a billion livres to a debt that had already risen to more than 2

billion livres.

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