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Clavière, Étienne |
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Clavière, Étienne (ātyĕn` klävyĕr`), 1735–93, French financier. A merchant and banker of Geneva, he participated (1782) in the popular revolution at Geneva and was forced to leave when the aristocrats returned to power in the same year. He settled in Paris. During the French Revolution Clavière was an adviser to the comte de Mirabeau on financial policy and had a part in the issuing of assignats assignats (ăs`ĭgnăts, äsēnyä`), paper currency issued during the French Revolution . ..... Click the link for more information. . He was finance minister in the king's Girondist cabinet of Mar.–June, 1792. Clavière fell with the Girondists Girondists (jĭrŏn`dĭsts) or Girondins ..... Click the link for more information. and committed suicide rather than face the Revolutionary Tribunal. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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