Cologne's Plan to Get Out of Debt

Cologne had been in 17 34 in flanders into a respectable family of the robe nobility. He was trained as a lawyer and then slowly rose up through the political judicial ranks. With the help of foreign minister virgen, he brought with him the rather novel idea that the best way to get out of debt was to spend more money. And for a while, it worked. But even the useful splendor was not enough to quiet doubts. In december 17 85, the paris parliament balked at approving yet another loan,. They had to be marched as a group to versailles and basically ordered by the king to approve it. On the eve of calogne presenting his reform package