Pre-phase In 1789‚ France was in a huge trouble with the lack of money. The government spend more money than it takes in; it is also known as deficit spending. The king of France‚ Louis XIV’s deficit spending left France in dept. Then‚ the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution came in‚ caused France in an even bigger trouble. Finally‚ Louis XVI rose in throne‚ and he chose Jacques Necker as his advisor. Necker had made some good advice for Louis XVI‚ until he enforced taxation on the First
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The Role of the Courtesan in Classic European Society (18th and 19th Century) May 26‚ 2010 Throughout history kings‚ emperors‚ and other aristocracy have always had their mistresses‚ concubines‚ and maybe even multiple wives‚ but the late 17th century and the 18th and 19th centuries to the beginning of the 20th century‚ was the age of the courtesan. A courtesan is defined as a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for payment; a lady of easy virtue. (2003. In Roget & apos;s II The
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revolution became more and more radical was that the country was in the hands of an ineffective and weak king who did not care for his citizens; Louis XVI let the country fall apart also showed his partiality to the nobles/clergy instead of trying to create a more equal society where all people‚ regardless of their class‚ were afforded equal rights. Instead‚ Louis focused his attention on his hobbies and hunting. It also didn’t help that he was married to a woman who‚ in the midst of such economic straits
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most significant cause of the French Revolution because it forced a weak leader such as Louis XVI to have the power to ruin a whole country. Absolutism is a form of government in which the king or queen has absolute control over the land and people. King Louis XIV‚ an absolute monarch and heir‚ inherited the French throne at his grandfather’s death in 1643. He was only 5 at the time he started to rule. Louis XIV has been perceived in history as someone who is lazy‚ shy and awkward‚ characteristics
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absolutism that made it justifiable at all. In the time of Louis XIV absolutism was justified by divine right and that‚ especially in the very Catholic French empire‚ made it acceptable to most people. There were many positive outcomes for absolutist France‚ such as the creation of a strong standing army and the unity and stability provided by a strong monarch . The previously unheard of sense of nationhood and pride felt throughout France during Louis XIV’s reign was another positive result. Even the banishment
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in France‚ nobles lost a lot of their power due to Louis XIV and his predecessors; also‚ in Eastern Europe‚ rulers such as Frederick William of Prussia changed the status of the nobility with his polices. In France‚ starting with Henry IV‚ the status of nobility started to fall when Henry started the idea of "nobles of the robe" in which middle class citizens could buy nobility from the king. This diluted the nobles‚ which weakened their power and hurt them considerably. Louis XIII
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Czar Peter the Great of Russia and King Louis the XIV of France were both examples of Autocrat whose actions helped and hurt their countries. Peter the Great’s autocratic actions like taking control by expanding and westernizing his country and building a new capital‚ both helped and hurt his country. Louis XIV was another example of an autocratic ruler who actions like building a magnificent palace in order to control the nobility and thinking that France revolved around him‚ both helped and hurt
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The palace of Versailles was built by Louis XIV of France (1643-1715)‚ and the Escorial was built by Philip II of Spain (1556-1598). By examining the aerial and frontal facades of these two palaces‚ it may be seen that there were many similarities and differences between the two kings’ perception and practice of monarchy. Each king set his own goals for his life‚ and concluded as to how a monarch ought to behave. Both Louis XIV and Philip II had religious duties to pay attention to‚ organized the
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– Pierre Beauchamp Pierre Beauchamp lived from 1636 to 1705 he was born in Versailles a wealthy French area into a family of French dance masters; he was a French dancer‚ teacher and choreographer. He was the ballet tutor of King Louis XIV also known as the Sun King and was regarded as one of the finest dancers of his time. Beauchamp is also known to be the first to officially codify the five basic positions of ballet. The first assigned date of ballet is in 1581‚ when the so called Ballet Comique
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power and distribute societal roles according to era rather than practice. In contrast to not follow suit‚ strong leaders must learn from predecessors mistakes and success in conjunction towards a more successful future. During the late 1600’s King Louis XIV had great influence for many years on how to successfully alter a whole nation. Russia shortly followed suit with Peter the Great redistributing power‚ changing the 18th century into a more justified reign of power. Ultimately‚ the goal of a better
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