Mississippi Company

The Mississippi company, original French name La compagnie du Mississippi, was in the core since 1684 in the French colony of Louisiane ( Nouvelle -France ). It was established in August 1717 by John Law de Lauriston from the French West India Company (French Compagnie des Indes Occidentales Françaises ) in the Compagnie d' Occident (English " Company of the West" ) converted the. Law was founded in May with the support of the King ( regent ), Banque Générale Privée ( " General Private Bank " ), the first highly successful negotiated the Shares. The new company received from the royal French government for 25 years, a monopoly of trade between France and the Mississippi Territory in North America and the West Indies.

1719, the Company acquired the Compagnie des Indes orientales, the Compagnie de Chine and other commercial companies. This led to the Compagnie des Indes ( perpétuelle ) or short la Compagnie des Indes.

Business went to 1746 continues to be successful. In 1770 it was nationalized by royal decree and settled until 1790.