King Louis XIV was a man of strength and courage with many ambitions that he was fully determined to achieve. He dedicated most of his rule taking steps to accomplish the goal of “one king‚ one law‚ one faith” for the country of France. By one king he aimed for the ruler to have supreme power over armies‚ government bureaucracy‚ and culture. This would eventually lead to the overall influence of the French upon other countries and their kings. By way of one law he aspired for the nobles to no longer
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the throne as Louis XVI‚ France was in a massive debt. He was immature‚ lacked self-confidence and also lacked sufficient strength of character and decisiveness. Due to those terms‚ he was a weak king. If his father was still the king‚ France wouldn’t be as burdened with debts and under heavy taxation as to how it was during Louis Auguste being the king. Louis XIV had a brilliant minister of finance‚ named Jean-Baptiste Colbert‚ who drastically reduced the debt of France and helped make it the wealthiest
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Through being the queen of France‚ Marie Antoinette served a major part in the French Revolution‚ and as a result of her selfish economic habits‚ Antoinette became a model for how a monarchy can be defeated by rebellion. She was very Innovative‚ Creative‚ Impactive‚ and when she was alive Antoinette created many things‚ although she had no idea what she was creating when she created most of the things. She created things from examples to revolutions. Marie Antoinette created
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guilds with high quality products in the hopes foreign buyers would purchase them. There was a tight government control that improved the economy over time. Louis revoked the edict on Nantes‚ which made it impossible for Huguenots to live openly in France. As a result‚ many left and their loss gave a severe hit to the economy. Louis XIV fought the war of the Spanish Succession to prevent a French king from succeeding a Spanish throne. The war was long and costly so they signed the treaty: the Peace
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Dear representatives of the National Convention‚ I am Marie-Jeanne Lorette‚ wife to a merchant trying to make a living. My husband has recently told me about the chaos and commotion stirring due to the recent happenings such as the beginning of the revolution and beheading of King Louis XIV. As a concerned French citizen‚ I am baffled with these occurrences and I’m searching for answers as to what will be coming up for the future of our community. I fear that in this revolution we will loose ourselves
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Dear Monsieur Dubois‚ I’m afraid your opinion on Marie Antoinette is false. The story is all wrong! Jewelers Böhmer and Bassenge nearly went broke creating a necklace that they presumed King Louis XV would buy for his mistress Madame du Barry. Unfortunately for them‚ the king died before he was able to buy it. They hoped Louis XVI‚ the new king‚ would agree to purchase the necklace. Before he could buy it‚ Madame Antoinette made a smart and patriotic decision to convince Louis not to buy it. She
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and the Dauphin Mark Twain’s novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ two conmen called the duke and the dauphin (or the king) constantly cause trouble for Huck and Jim. Though many say these two characters weaken the overall plot‚ they are actually quite important factor in the plot of the story and help move things along. When Huck and Jim first meet the duke and the king‚ they introduce themselves as an impoverished duke of England and the long lost son of King Louis XVI of France. Of course
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Brazil and France have two of the world’s highest economies‚ they both have well-developed agricultural sector so thats why agriculture plays an important role in both of their economies. In a comparison in the world of countries GDP‚ France and Brazil are very close only separated by Britain in the six place. France has the fifth place and Brazil takes the seventh place in the table. Brazil important transformations began only in the 1930s‚ when the steps were taken to change brazil into a modern
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statement still surprised me. After either grade‚ I was ready to move on. Central Dauphin High School was a big and scary place. It was a place where I made many new friends‚ interacting with the kind of people I didn’t think actually existed (the goths) and people I thought I was leaving behind. Sophomore year‚ I was sitting on my moms bed telling her a story. Through the course of my two years at Central Dauphin‚ I happened to make several LBGT+ friends. “Why are all your friends gay?” my mother
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Geography: France is bordered by Belgium‚ Luxembourg‚ Germany‚ Switzerland‚ Italy‚ Monaco‚ Spain‚ Andorra‚ and the UK by the Channel Tunnel. It is located in the continent of Europe. They are in the timezone of UTC/GMT +1 Hour. The borders inside of France are the only ones that have changed‚ the outside perimeter has been the same since France was declared a country. Paris is the capital city and also the largest. Lyon is the second biggest city in France. People do travel from country to country
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