The Real Cost of Versailles: France's Economic Collapse

Описание: Versailles' secret economy reveals how the French monarchy's financial system inadvertently funded the Revolution of 1789. Discover the intricate web of patronage networks, oppressive taxation, and mounting national debt that sustained Louis XVI's opulent court at Versailles Palace. This deep dive into 18th-century French economics exposes how tariffs, tax farming, and war expenditures created an unsustainable system. From the Sun King's legacy to Marie Antoinette's court, we analyze the true financial engine behind Versailles—not just extravagant spending, but a complex economic structure that collapsed under its own weight. Learn how royal accountants, finance ministers like Jacques Necker, and the Estates-General navigated France's fiscal crisis. The truth behind "Let them eat cake" lies not in frivolity, but in systemic economic failure that transformed subjects into revolutionaries.

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Video Chapters (Timestamps):
00:00 - The Golden Cage: Versailles' True Cost
01:45 - Tax Farming & The Patronage Machine
03:30 - War Debt: America's Price on France
05:15 - The Finance Ministers' Impossible Task
07:00 - When the System Broke: 1789's Economic Trigger
09:30 - Legacy: From Palace to Revolution
11:00 - Conclusion & Historical Lessons