Inspired by the many French revolution threads, I started looking at England's finances around the same time; one thing led to another and I have a new idea. So France's current central bank, the Banque de France, was founded by Napoleon in 1800. However, it originally dates back to 1718, when the Regent acquired John Law's general bank for the government, with that incarnation crashing in 1721 after Law's Mississippi bumble crashed. So my question is this: could the original Central bank last, or failing that be refounded later in the century? I ask because it would give France an official government creditor, which could be a help considering the financial problems that led to the revolution. So good idea or bad idea?