Marie Antoinette was instrumental in the reinstatement of Jacques Necker as Finance Minister on 26 August 1788, a popular move, even though she herself was worried that it would go against her if Necker proved unsuccessful in reforming the country's finances. She accepted Necker's proposition to double the representation of the Third Estate (tiers état) in an attempt to check the power of the aristocracy.
marIe AnToInette WAs INstrumenTal IN tHE rEINstateMenT Of jAcqUES nEckEr as FinaNCe minisTEr On 26 aUgUst 1788, a pOpuLar MOvE, EVen thOuGH she herself WaS worRieD that IT wOuld go AGaiNst her iF neCkeR proVed uNsucCEssFul in rEForMING the CoUNtry's FiNaNcEs. SHe aCCEpTed NeckeR'S propOsItioN to doublE the repreSenTatiON of the thiRd estate (tieRs ÉtaT) iN An aTtEMpt To cHecK ThE pOwer of the aristocRACY.