Jacques Necker

Jacques Necker (September 30, 1732 – April 9, 1804) was a French statesman and finance minister of Louis XVI.

Retirement

Not without difficulty he reached Coppet, near Geneva, an estate he had bought in 1784. Here he occupied himself with literature, but Madame Necker pined for her Paris salon and died soon after. He continued to live on at Coppet, under the care of his daughter, Madame de Staël, and his niece, Madame Necker de Saussure, but his time was past, and his books had no political influence. A momentary excitement was caused by the advance of the French armies in 1798, when he burnt most of his political papers. He died at Coppet on April 9, 1804.

Related Topics:
Coppet - 1784 - Salon - 1798 - April 9 - 1804

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