Question

What were the causes for the empty treasury of france under louis XVI

Answer 1

king louis the sixteen and his queen mary lived extravagant lives with full entertainment, good food, good clothes etc. money for this was taken from royal treasury which put a strain on it

Answer 2

1. long years of war had drained France from its financial resources and added to this was the cost of maintaining an extravagant court at the immense palace of Versailles.

2. the government needed money to maintain the court, the army, the government, offices etc.

3. under Louis XVI. France helped the thirteen American colonies to gain freedom from common enemy Britain.