Austrian nobility

however, the nobility became the foe. The people of France were angered by their lack of rights and the inequality between the upper and lower classes. Marie Antoinette's life and death had much influence on these events. Her marriage to King Louis was unpopular among the French, and her expenditures that led France further into the black eventually resulted in her murder by the people whom were damaged most by her extravagant life. (Bienvenu 1) The arranged marriage between an Austrian…

King Louis ' absolute decision making made the negative conditions of France constantly worsen in regards of order and finances. The excessive taxation and starvation, caused by the actions of the nobility, dug France into a state of turmoil and vulnerability to drastic change. Enlightenment ideas were the final chain in events, for they were what gave France the desire for change and a voice in government after extensively dealing with the political…

Introduction The monarchical government of the Ancien Regime was an aristocratic, social, legal and political system of government prior to the French Revolution. According to Sewell (1985, p. 62), the Ancien Regime developed through a number of ideologies from different historical periods. In particular, it combined feudal, Catholic, constitutional, legal and corporate ideologies. Essentially, the system involved several social and political structures: the three estates of the realm, the…

546). In one instance, the Hungarian nobility ousted a series of Joseph's decrees because they would have tremendously affected their incomes. When Joseph abolished serfdom in 1781, he faced resistance from both nobles and peasants. Under the new reform, peasants were to be paid in cash. The peasantry rejected and revolted against this because their simple barter system lacked money. Seeing the immense freedom being granted to the rest of the empire, Austrian Netherlands rebelled and sought…

In the heart of France’s food crisis and economic troubles Jacques Necker insisted that Louis XIII call in the Estates General. The Estates General was made up of three hundred clergy, three hundred noblemen and six hundred commoners. The commoners found that vote was based on power and wealth and felt unrepresented in The Estates General. This caused the creation of the Tennis Court Oath that swore the members to assemble until the constitution of the kingdom was enacted whilst Louie XIII…

The end of the Middle Ages marked the beginning of the end of the majority of dominance and influence on European ruling for the noble classes and the Roman Catholic Church. The power previously held by the two upper groups decreased as their support and authority declined. The centralization of European states such as France, Austria, Prussia, and Russia also contributed to the decline of the two former powers, and to the rise of stable monarchies. These monarchies were able to gain full…

Revolutions have, in history, proven themselves to be an effective sacrifice against many unjust societal and governmental practices, the final attempt of the oppressed to change things for the better. The America, Latin America, French, and Haitian revolutions were no exception. Although all four revolutions were fought differently, and for their own unique, individual reasons, they all are excellent examples of uprisings in history that challenged traditional ways and succeeded. The American…

Napoleon was a dedicated military leader who saved the french from Maximilien Robespierre. Napoleon Bonaparte born to Carlo and Letizia Bonaparte in Ajaccio, Corsica on August 15, 1769. Napoleon’s father’s side of the family was of ancient tuscan nobility who had emerged to Corsica in the 16th century. Carlo, a layer, married Napoleon’s mother, Letizia when she was only fourteen. Carlo and Letizia had eight…

Born into German nobility, Princess Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt- Zerbst became the portrait of Russian enlightenment and subsequently immortalized in Russian history as Catherine the Great. Following a coup and the murder of her husband Peter III, Catherine reigned as empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. Her reign was simultaneously supported by the enlightenment era whose ideas began to spread throughout Europe. Supported by philosophes like John Locke, Montesquieu and Voltaire, the…

European countries towards the latter part of the eighteenth century (Palmer 1965, p. 565). Essentially, the movement impacted on the power and authority of the church in several European countries; in France, the impact was felt by both the church and nobility during the French Revolution (Palmer 1965, p. 565). Both in France and England, the social and political changes eventually resulted in the middle classes having more political control by successfully removing the monarchy (Palmer 1965,…