Versailles was a very huge and expensive place. The government had high taxation and that still was not enough to pay for the Palace of Versailles. The makeup of Versailles was way too lavish and expensive for France. Even though this palace made King Louis XIV very famous and is what he is known for, it was not a very wise investment. The struggling to pay for the Palace of Versailles weakened the already weak economy. The economy was weak because France fought many wars. Peace was not established until 1713's Treaty of Utrecht. Versailles kept being a problem. The government did not have enough money to pay for it. The government soon went bankrupt. When the government did King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estate-General. This body hadn't met together in almost two hundred years. This directly became an aspect leading to the French Revolution. The people and the government were going through hard times. The people were very angry. In the article, "Palace of Versaille History,"On the morning of October 6, 1789 a mob of angry Parisians, mostly women, marched to the Palace of Versailles demanding bread. They stormed the Palace, ran up the Queen's Staircase and broke into the Guard's Room, then into the antechamber," The people were revolting against the government. They were really angry and crazy. The people had, had enough. France began rebelling leading to the French
Versailles was a very huge and expensive place. The government had high taxation and that still was not enough to pay for the Palace of Versailles. The makeup of Versailles was way too lavish and expensive for France. Even though this palace made King Louis XIV very famous and is what he is known for, it was not a very wise investment. The struggling to pay for the Palace of Versailles weakened the already weak economy. The economy was weak because France fought many wars. Peace was not established until 1713's Treaty of Utrecht. Versailles kept being a problem. The government did not have enough money to pay for it. The government soon went bankrupt. When the government did King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estate-General. This body hadn't met together in almost two hundred years. This directly became an aspect leading to the French Revolution. The people and the government were going through hard times. The people were very angry. In the article, "Palace of Versaille History,"On the morning of October 6, 1789 a mob of angry Parisians, mostly women, marched to the Palace of Versailles demanding bread. They stormed the Palace, ran up the Queen's Staircase and broke into the Guard's Room, then into the antechamber," The people were revolting against the government. They were really angry and crazy. The people had, had enough. France began rebelling leading to the French