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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 20:59, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
... that because of dotations made by Napoleon to his supporters the Duchy of Westphalia was never fiscally solvent under French rule? Source: "in Westphalia alone, nearly 20 percent of public revenues went to satisfy the needs of the donataires, greatly hampering efforts to develop the Westphalian state and preventing it from ever being fiscally solvent" from: Mikaberidze, Alexander (2020). The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History. Oxford University Press. p. 294. ISBN978-0-19-995106-2.
ALT1: ... that Napoleon granted dotations, revenues of conquered lands officially worth 30 million francs per year by 1814, to individuals to gain their support? Source: "to woo talented me who could serve him loyally in exchange for a stake in the new regime the emperor resorted to distributing dotations" from: Mikaberidze, Alexander (2020). The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History. Oxford University Press. p. 294. ISBN978-0-19-995106-2. and "by 1814 according to official inventories drawn up for Napoleon, a total of nearly 6,000 donataires had been given dotations worth around 30 million francs a year - officially at least" from Ellis, Geoffrey (6 June 2014). Napoleon. Routledge. p. 139. ISBN978-1-317-87470-6.
Good work, interesting topic Lightburst (talk) 16:51, 9 January 2023 (UTC)