Before the French revolution, France was divided into different classes. The king, who was influenced by the wealthy nobles, was at the top. They had special privileges over the lower class people (the majority of the population) who were very poor but had to pay taxes to the government, the church and the landowners.
Louis XVI was the king that ruled France just before the French revolution. He lived a luxury life with his wife, Marie Antoinette in the most beautiful palace - Palace of Versailles. The huge palace consisted of large gardens with well-designed water fountains, parks and lakes, and a royal hunting ground within the area. Palace of Versailles consisted of 350 living units, decorating with beautiful paintings and sculptures. …show more content…
She loved hanging out, drinking champagne and dancing with her upper class friends. Her party life began after Louis XVI went to bed. So, she usually woke up late, sometimes till midday. She started every morning with a cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream and orange blossom. Marie was a chocolate lover. She even had her own chocolate maker at Versailles Palace. She loved to live a very extravagant life and love to purchase luxury clothes and expensive jewels. Approximately 150-300 dresses per year were created for her social functions and parties. She also liked fine cuisine and desert, gorgeous shoes and many more luxurious things. Marie also loved flowers. She covered the walls in many rooms of the palace with flowered wallpaper, and decorated all of her furniture with flower decorative items. She also ordered a unique perfume with a mixture of orange blossom, jasmine, iris, and rose for herself.
Royal family’s careless spending as described and the huge economic gap between peasants and the nobles had created more dissatisfaction in the country. This had caused the people to dislike Louis XVI and Marie slowly. Louis XVI's inability to cope with the country’s debt problem further worsened the situation and had led to the French Revolution, which removed the powers and privileges of the king, nobles and the church and led to an end of monarchy in
Louis XVI was the king that ruled France just before the French revolution. He lived a luxury life with his wife, Marie Antoinette in the most beautiful palace - Palace of Versailles. The huge palace consisted of large gardens with well-designed water fountains, parks and lakes, and a royal hunting ground within the area. Palace of Versailles consisted of 350 living units, decorating with beautiful paintings and sculptures. …show more content…
She loved hanging out, drinking champagne and dancing with her upper class friends. Her party life began after Louis XVI went to bed. So, she usually woke up late, sometimes till midday. She started every morning with a cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream and orange blossom. Marie was a chocolate lover. She even had her own chocolate maker at Versailles Palace. She loved to live a very extravagant life and love to purchase luxury clothes and expensive jewels. Approximately 150-300 dresses per year were created for her social functions and parties. She also liked fine cuisine and desert, gorgeous shoes and many more luxurious things. Marie also loved flowers. She covered the walls in many rooms of the palace with flowered wallpaper, and decorated all of her furniture with flower decorative items. She also ordered a unique perfume with a mixture of orange blossom, jasmine, iris, and rose for herself.
Royal family’s careless spending as described and the huge economic gap between peasants and the nobles had created more dissatisfaction in the country. This had caused the people to dislike Louis XVI and Marie slowly. Louis XVI's inability to cope with the country’s debt problem further worsened the situation and had led to the French Revolution, which removed the powers and privileges of the king, nobles and the church and led to an end of monarchy in