King Louis‚ originally called Louis-Auguste‚ was born on August 23‚ 1754 in Versailles‚ France. He was the the dauphin Louis and Maria Josepha’s third son‚ and was first known as the duc de Berry. Antoine de Quelen de Caussade was his educator in his early life‚ and was taught to not let people know his thoughts. Louis had a great memory and had a particular interest in history and geography‚ and was knowledgeable in the languages such as English and Latin. Louis became the heir to the throne in
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CHAPTER 11 THE FRENCH CONNECTION - CONTINUED 1609 The adventures of Samuel de Champlain had a marked effect on the Marceau family in Le Havre‚ France. At the home of Pierre Marceau on December 25‚ 1609‚ Yves and Jacques approached their father who‚ having a relaxing Christmas dinner was savoring a bit of cheese and a glass of wine. “Papa” said Jacques‚ “We have something to tell you.” “Yes. I have been waiting more than two weeks to hear of it. Did you not think all this
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Jones Mr. Johnson Social Studies 13 July 2011 Life of the Common People under Louis XIV’s Rule An Absolute Monarchy was a new concept to the people of France during the 1600’s. Other forms of government were failing from lack of control‚ so the people of France turned to an Absolute Monarch‚ named Louis XIV. The only problem with Louis was that he was self-centered‚ and did not care a whole lot about governing his kingdom. He was more concerned with making
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The Aspect of Sound in Meet Me In St. Louis In 1904 Eugene Lauste successfully recorded sound onto a piece of photographic film. This invention was known as a "Sound Grate" the results where still far to crude to be used to public display. The cameras used to film "The Talkies" as they where known‚ had to be kept in enormous soundproof casing. This immediately hindered directors creativity and made movies such as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) much more rigid. Because of the fascination with
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Louis XIV‚ also known as the "Sun King"‚ has been said to be the greatest ruler in all of France’s history‚ but many still accuse him of having bad aspects such as having homosexual habits‚ being anti-protestant‚ not understanding commoners‚ and following Colbert’s mercantilist principles which did not have a solid basis. There are many supporters of Louis‚ such as Pellison‚ Boussuet‚ and Mousnier‚ but also many adversaries: Leibnitz‚ Saint-Simon‚ Sorel‚ and Gooch. His rule cannot be classified as
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The people of France began to call her “Madame Veto” due to the fact that when King Louis XVI tried to appease the social division of the people of France by proposing reforms to end the worst excess of privilege and to impose a more progressive taxation system the clergy and nobility vetoed it. The people of France blamed it on the Queen for her persuasive ways. She sided with the pessimists of the court that were against compromising with more modest revolutionaries. She was against change in
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As King Louis XVI reined over France during the French Revolution his actions heavily impacted the revolution. When he took over as king in 1774 the country was in severe financial crisis; extravagant spending for the American Revolution left the country on the brink of bankruptcy (History.com Staff 2009). Heavy taxes were imposed which were impossible for the Third Estate (the common people) to pay due to low harvests. King Louis XVI was not popular by the citizens which resulted in outbreaks to
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Compare & Contrast the foreign policies of Napoleon I and Louis Philippe Both placed on the thrown after revolutions‚ King Louis Philippe and Napoleon Bonaparte were pressured to adopt a nationalistic foreign policy. During Napoleon ’s reign‚ France reached its greatest magnitude and was considered among Europe as a leading military power. In contrast‚ King Louis Philippe adopted a cautious foreign policy which did not satiate the nationalistic thirst of the French people at the time nor did
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during the 1780. France was in a huge debt and had many financial issues because of King Louis XVI‚ who was not the brightest star in the sky. He threw many parties without even knowing that he would soon be in big trouble. Everyone was starting to get sick of being under his rules. And that’s how the French revolution had begun. This story will be told as a commoner’s view of this whole revolution. King Louis XVI was a very fun-loving person. He threw parties here and there until one day he realized
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society. Some may reason that King Louis XVI was in fact the most influential personality of the French Revolution. However Louis and his incompetence as a leader was merely the catalyst of the revolution and evidently the Reign of Terror which followed. Louis XVI‚ the final Bourbon king‚ and absolute monarch of France reigned from 1765 to 1793‚ during a time of great discontent in his country. The decision of his forefathers impacted greatly upon the rule of Louis XVI and the opinion of the lower
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