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The financial decline of a great power : war, influence, and money in Louis XIV's France /

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The financial humbling of a great power in any age demands explanation. In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14) Louis XIV's France had to fight way beyond its borders and the costs of war rose to unprecedented heights. With royal income falling as economic activity slowed down.

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Main Author: Rowlands, Guy
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Louis > XIV, > King of France, > 1638-1715.
Louis > XIV, > King of France, > 1638-1715
France > History > Louis XIV, 1643-1715.
Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714 > Economic aspects > France.
France > Economic conditions > 18th century.
Guerre de la Succession d'Espagne, 1701-1714 > Aspect économique > France.
France > Conditions économiques > 18e siècle.
Economic history
Economics
France
1643-1799
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