John Law
John Law At the summit of his power, John Law was the most famous man in Europe.Born in Scotland in 1671, he was convicted of murder in London and, after his escape from prison, fled Scotland for the…
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John Law
At the summit of his power, John Law was the most famous man in Europe.Born in Scotland in 1671, he was convicted of murder in London and, after his escape from prison, fled Scotland for the mainland when Union with England brought with it a warrant for his arrest.On the continent he lurched from one money-making scheme to the next - selling insurance against losing lottery tickets in Holland, advising the Duke of Savoy - amassing a fortune of some 80,000.But for his next trick he had grander ambitions. In the years that followed, Law's financial wizardry transformed the fortunes of France, enriching speculators and investors across the continent, and he was made Controller-General of Finances, effectively becoming the When Louis XIV died, leaving a thoroughly bankrupt France to his five-year-old heir, Law gained the ear of the Regent, Philippe D'Orleans.
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