Why was the treasure empty during the rule of Louis 16 ?
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Answer:The reasons for the empty treasury during Louis XVI's reign were:
1. Most of the treasury was spent upon wars as Louis XVI was always obsessed with them
2.France had helped 13 American colonies
to gain independence from the Britishers ,there common enemy I,which resulted in heavy usage of treasury again
3.France took many loans and treasury went up in paying high interests
4. Leisure life was to be led by the nobles , hence the treasury was also spent in maintaining the palaces and all luxuries
5. General expenses like maintaing government buildings, schools , offices , colleges and hospitals etc
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