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Charles Alexandre de Calonne, an Uncommon card
Charles Alexandre de Calonne, titled Count of Hannonville in 1759, was a French statesman, best known for being Louis XVI's Controller-General of Finances in the years leading up to the French Revolution.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 42
- Power
- 105
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 18,000
Power 105 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Charles Alexandre de Calonne quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Charles Alexandre de Calonne card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
When they refused, Calonne's reputation plummeted and he was forced to leave the ______.
Answer
country. When they refused, Calonne's reputation plummeted and he was forced to leave the country. From the Charles Alexandre de Calonne article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Charles Alexandre de Calonne, titled Count of Hannonville in ____, was a French statesman, best known for being Louis XVI's Controller-General of Finances in the years leading up to the French Revolution.
Answer
1750s. Charles Alexandre de Calonne, titled Count of Hannonville in 1759, was a French statesman, best known for being Louis XVI's Controller-General of Finances in the years leading up to the French Revolution. From the Charles Alexandre de Calonne article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Calonne attempted repeatedly to pass reforms that lowered government spending and implemented property added value tax among other things, but failed due to popular opposition to his policies from the Parlement and the Assembly of Notables.
- Realizing that the Parlement of Paris would never agree to reform, Calonne handpicked an Assembly of Notables in 1787 to approve new taxes.
- When they refused, Calonne's reputation plummeted and he was forced to leave the country.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Charles Alexandre de Calonne article was read about 18,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 42: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Charles Alexandre de Calonne (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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