The chartered company popularly known as the Mississippi Company, formally titled John Law's Company, was founded in 1717 by the Scottish economist and financier John Law. It occupies a unique place in French and European monetary history, since it was for a brief period granted the entire revenue-raising capacity of the French state. It also absorbed every earlier French chartered colonial company, though under Law's leadership its overseas operations remained secondary to its domestic financial activity. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Partially Attested
HeadquartersSource does not state a headquarters explicitly; it describes the company relocating to the Hotel de Nevers in Paris in early 1720 and earlier operations at the Hotel de Mesmes in Paris. Chronology
Dissolved YearWikidata Q1192494, property P576 (dissolved, abolished or demolished date). Founding Year Classification
Institution SubtypeHistoric Trading Company 1 Geography
Country or Jurisdiction ServedWikidata Q1192494, property P17 (country). Sources
1. John Law's Company (Wikipedia)
Introduction, founding sentence
John Law's Company, founded in 1717 by Scottish economist and financier John Law, was a joint-stock company that occupies a unique place in French and European monetary history, as it was for a brief moment granted the entire revenue-raising capacity of the French state.
History, 1720 relocation
In early 1720, the Company relocated to the Hotel de Nevers, which Law had purchased in 1719 with the intent to donate it to the company.
Introduction, institution-subtype
The chartered company popularly known as the Mississippi Company, formally titled John Law's Company, was founded in 1717 by the Scottish economist and financier John Law.
In Group: Chartered Colonial and Trading Companies, Lead
John Law's Company, founded in 1717 by Scottish economist and financier John Law, was a joint-stock company that occupies a unique place in French and European monetary history, as it was for a brief moment granted the entire revenue-raising capacity of the French state.
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