# Charles Calonne — The Rights of Man character guide

> Charles Calonne in The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** M. Calonne, Calonne

**First appearance:** 0002-part-first-being-an-answer-to-mr-burke-s-attack-on-the-french-revolution

## Who they are

French finance minister under Louis XVI, blamed for financial crisis.

## Relationships

### [Marquis de La Fayette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/marquis_de_la_fayette)

_professional_

Calonne and Lafayette were French political figures, with Calonne as a finance minister and Lafayette as a reformer, often at odds over policy.

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