ISBN: 9781421971612

When Necker, in the financial distress of the autumn of 1789, appealed for a voluntary contribution from all landowners, the Order gave him a third of the revenue of its French commanderi… More...

When Necker, in the financial distress of the autumn of 1789, appealed for a voluntary contribution from all landowners, the Order gave him a third of the revenue of its French commanderies, and later it pledged its credit for 500,000 francs to the destitute Louis XVI., to help him in the flight that ended so disastrously at Varennes. This last act put it in definite opposition to the Revolution. R. Cohen, Books, Fiction and Literature, Knights Of Malta, 1523-1798 Books>Fiction and Literature When Necker, in the financial distress of the autumn of 1789, appealed for a voluntary contribution from all landowners, the Order gave him a third of the revenue of its French commanderies, and later it pledged its credit for 500,000 francs to the destitute Louis XVI., to help him in the flight that ended so disastrously at Varennes. This last act put it in definite opposition to the Revolution.<

ISBN: 1421971615

[SR: 19164332], Paperback, [EAN: 9781421971612], IndyPublish, IndyPublish, Book, [PU: IndyPublish], IndyPublish, The Lothian Prize Essay for 1920 On January 1, 1523, a fleet of fifty vess… More...

[SR: 19164332], Paperback, [EAN: 9781421971612], IndyPublish, IndyPublish, Book, [PU: IndyPublish], IndyPublish, The Lothian Prize Essay for 1920 On January 1, 1523, a fleet of fifty vessels put out from the harbor at Rhodes for an unknown destination in the West. On board were the shattered remnants of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, accompanied by 4,000 Rhodians. They were leaving the home their Order had possessed for 212 years, and were sailing out to beg from Christendom another station from which to attack the infidel once again., 10129, Contemporary, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<