France's Absolute Monarchy
From 1789 to 1799, France had endured the leadership of an Absolute Monarchy by Louis XVI and dictatorship by Napoleon Bonaparte. Many things differentiated the two rulers, some of which consisted of the religious, and political aspects of the country.
Louis XVI was the absolute monarch, a king who controls a country by himself and makes all the decisions, of France until the day he was executed for treason in which he attempted to flee to Austria, a warring country. Louis was not always viewed as a great ruler; in fact, he faced many complications such as financial and character issues. Regarding economic problems, Louis was faced with the difficult challenge of France’s debt. Instead of improving the country’s financial state, he worsened …show more content…
Under his rule, France participated in a series of battles called the Napoleonic Wars, a succession of major issues with many European countries. Napoleon quickly took over the government and created a dictatorship in which a ruler with total power took over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force. Napoleon’s popularity continued to rise as he restored order by firing corrupted officials, setting up a National Bank, and other things, stimulated prosperity, and defeated the Second Coalition, the second war. Grateful and supportive voters endorsed Napoleon’s rule. Napoleon knew he was secure in his power so he created policies to transform France into a prosper and modern state. In the religious life, Napoleon had many positive impacts and decision towards the Catholic Church, he understood the importance of ending any issues between Church and State. So, in order to clear up the ties between these two groups, he created the Concordat of 1801.This granted the Church special status as the religion of the “majority of Frenchmen.” The pope regained the right to confirm church dignitaries appointed by the French government, depose French bishops, and reopen religious seminaries. In return, the pope recognized the French government and accepted the loss of church properties confiscated during the Revolution. The impacts that both Napoleon and Louis created had different reactions from the people of France in which
Louis XVI was the absolute monarch, a king who controls a country by himself and makes all the decisions, of France until the day he was executed for treason in which he attempted to flee to Austria, a warring country. Louis was not always viewed as a great ruler; in fact, he faced many complications such as financial and character issues. Regarding economic problems, Louis was faced with the difficult challenge of France’s debt. Instead of improving the country’s financial state, he worsened …show more content…
Under his rule, France participated in a series of battles called the Napoleonic Wars, a succession of major issues with many European countries. Napoleon quickly took over the government and created a dictatorship in which a ruler with total power took over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force. Napoleon’s popularity continued to rise as he restored order by firing corrupted officials, setting up a National Bank, and other things, stimulated prosperity, and defeated the Second Coalition, the second war. Grateful and supportive voters endorsed Napoleon’s rule. Napoleon knew he was secure in his power so he created policies to transform France into a prosper and modern state. In the religious life, Napoleon had many positive impacts and decision towards the Catholic Church, he understood the importance of ending any issues between Church and State. So, in order to clear up the ties between these two groups, he created the Concordat of 1801.This granted the Church special status as the religion of the “majority of Frenchmen.” The pope regained the right to confirm church dignitaries appointed by the French government, depose French bishops, and reopen religious seminaries. In return, the pope recognized the French government and accepted the loss of church properties confiscated during the Revolution. The impacts that both Napoleon and Louis created had different reactions from the people of France in which