Question

Who is the Controller General of King Louis XVI, introduced a universal land tax in the fall of 1786 ?
1. Nicolas II
2. Marie Antoinette
3. Charles Alexandre de Calonne
4. None of the above.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Charles Alexandre de Calonne

The correct answer is Option(3)I.e.Charles Alexandre de Calonne.

• Charles Alexandre de Calonne is the Controller General of King Louis XVI, introduced a universal land tax in the fall of 1786. 
• Charles Alexandre de Calonne: 
  • In the fall of 1786, Charles Alexandre de Calonne who is the King Louis XVI’s controller general is proposed a financial stability package.
  • This package is called a universal land tax.
  • From universal taxes, aristocratic classes would no longer be exempt. 
• Major Causes of the French Revolution:
  • As the 18th century drew to close, the extravagant spending by King Louis XVI and his predecessor is the major cause.
  • France’s costly involvement in the American Revolution left the country in the frame of bankruptcy. 
  • Two decades of poor harvests, cattle disease, skyrocketing bread prices, drought, had kindled unrest among the urban poor and the peasants.
  • Many expressed their resentment & desperation toward a rule that imposed heavy taxes yet failed to provide any relief by looting, striking & rioting.