The Duke Whose Dancing Bankrupted a Kingdom

Chapters

1. 00:00The Duke Who Danced His Kingdom Away
2. 00:13The Deficit
3. 00:26A Teen Duke's Fortune
4. 00:39Income vs. Spending (Thalers per year)
5. 00:52Annual Income vs Spending (in thalers)
6. 01:05Where the Money Went
7. 01:18Cost of the 1827 Ball
8. 01:30The 100,000 Thaler Ball
9. 01:43Fireworks and Folly
10. 01:55Diamonds and Art
11. 02:06Zoo and Fleet
12. 02:19Total Debt by 1830 (Thalers)
13. 02:32The Revolt of 1830
14. 02:44The Revolt
15. 02:57Exile and Legacy
16. 03:10The Duke's Upbringing
17. 03:23The Education of a Spendthrift
18. 03:36The First Year of Spending
19. 03:49The Horse Obsession
20. 04:02The Mistresses and Gifts
21. 04:15The Opera and Theater
22. 04:28The Hunting Parties
23. 04:42The Borrowing Begins
24. 04:55The Tax Hikes
25. 05:08The Luxury Goods
26. 05:21The Final Straw
27. 05:34The Duke's Upbringing
28. 05:47The Education of a Spendthrift
29. 06:00The First Year of Spending
30. 06:13The Horse Obsession
31. 06:26The Mistresses and Gifts
32. 06:39The Opera and Theater
33. 06:52The Hunting Parties
34. 07:05A Debt That Outlived Him

About this video

A duke danced the treasury empty. Patronage, spectacle, and one expensive habit that wrecked a state. In this video: • Why courts spent like this • The dancing bill that wouldn't stop • Who paid • How a kingdom hollows out Quilled history curiosity. Educational narrative history. #history #weirdhistory #royals #bankruptcy Subscribe to Quilled History for strange true stories.

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