The French Revolution of 1789 took place under the reign of Louis XVI. It is one of the most well known and studied events in history due to its great importance and impact it left on the world . Multiple complex factors led to the French Revolution as a result; the three significant causes are: Ideological being the most important followed by Political‚ and Economical. The new ideology which arose from the age of Enlightenment (late 17th century to late 18th) century was the most important cause
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King Louis XVI‚ the King of the French has been the subject of debate among the French People. This is the man whom the people trusted and believed in. They saw him as a glimmer of hope who would lead France‚ but when the King took flight from Paris it stunned the French people. They lost faith in him and from this point on things went downhill for the French Monarchy as it started to become severely limited. The history of monarchy dates back to more than several Millennia in which kings were conceived
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full potential‚ nor was it using all of its resources to benefit its citizens. By the time Louis XVI came into power‚ he was ruling an already sinking ship. His circumstances and inexperience
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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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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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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 classes
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‘Louis XIV’s foreign policy was entirely driven by his personal quest for gloire’. To what extent do you consider this statement to be true? Upon the coronation of Louis XIV on the 7th of June 1654‚ Mazarin informed Louis in fatherly tones that “It is up to you to become the most glorious king that has ever been”. Although Louis’ personal reign did not truly begin until 1661‚ he took this advice to heart and for the early part of his reign his foreign policy was almost entirely based upon his desire
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a social contract. Because of these new thoughts‚ people revolted in response to suppressive governments and established new or altered political systems‚ such as in the Haitian and French Revolution. In his address to the Estates General‚ King Louis XVI shows no sympathy for the Third Estate’s rebellious actions. Angry because they have a disproportionately low representation in government — a violation of their natural rights — the Bourgeois and peasants had begun to make plans for rebellion. In
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Pope Benedict XVI: Mild and Humble A great leader does not impose perfection at all times. Leaders also have their shortcomings to their people but on top of that‚ they continue to pursue their passion which is to serve those people who believed in them. However‚ not all leaders are measured through their greatness. Some will be remembered because of their humility. Don’t you think it’s great if someone will humbly give up power knowing they can not anymore serve their people better? One can
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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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