See Mississippi Company for information on a different 18th century company in North America of the same name .
On January 1, 1718, the French government granted a trade monopoly to John Law and his Company of the West.
The bank became the Banque Royale (Royal Bank) in 1718, meaning the notes were guaranteed by the king, Louis XV of France.
He even worked as Director for Compagnie perpétuelle des Indes from 8 August 1736 and 7 October 1738 to 26 February 1743.
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