Girondist

King Louis XVI was born on august 23, 1754 in Versailles, France. In 1765, at the death of his father, louis, son and heir apparent of louis XV, Louis August became the new Dauphin of France. He ascended to the throne five years later in 1770 at the age of 20. Louis was the king in name and in power but did not support this authority in hunting and his personal hobbies than his kingship. Louis did not have any interest in the idea of enlightened despotism, which caused his courtiers to view him…

During the period of 1780 and 1850, France went through many changes, some were for good but many of the changes led to much devastation throughout the country. In 1789, after many lost wars under the leadership of Louis XV, France was in the mist of economic failure. Furthermore, the revolution by Louis XV and the support by the United States helped worsen the financial stability of the country. Prior to Louis XV, under the leadership of Louis XIII the financial system in French was working.…

Introduction The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen issued by the National Assembly of France on August 26, 1789 was a preliminary step towards developing a constitution for the new French constitutional monarchy. The Declaration was an outline of the rights of the citizen that would theoretically be included into a constitution adopted by the National Assembly. The Declaration also functioned to outline the principles by which the new government would operate, which contrasted with…

Terror in September. In the next 11 months, 300,000 suspected enemies of the Revolution were arrested and more than 17,000 were executed, most by guillotine. In the chaos Robespierre was able to eliminate many of his political opponents, mainly the Girondist party. Seemingly insane with power over life and death, Robespierre called for more purges and executions. By the summer of 1794, many in the Revolutionary government began to question his motives, as the country was no longer threatened by…

Revolution the republicans started out as a brave group of freedom fighters. The idea of a republic really started with the Jacobins who made a petition to oust the King early on. Their opponents were the war party or the Girondists who supported a constitutional monarchy. The Girondists were on the left at the beginning of the year 1792 but ended it on the right as the French Revolution radicalized at an alarming rate. The creation of the Montagnards led by Robespierre took an extremely…

The French Revolution of 1789 is an important event in history because it became a highly influential and well-known turning point in French History through the storming of Bastille and the execution of King Louis. Although the American Revolution was an important event in history, the French Revolution is even more important because France wouldn’t have been financially stable, if it hadn’t happened. France’s involvement in the American Revolution left itself on the brink of bankruptcy. With…

The Men Supporting Change Not all leaders are recognized for their greatness some are recognized for their downfall. Thomas More and George Danton are individuals that were public figures, leaders, and eventually executed for their doings. Although these men were prominent leaders throughout their eras, their roles throughout different time periods have been greatly disputed. The lives of Thomas More and George Danton remained revolutionaries all the way up to their illegitimate executions due…

Disorder continued in France from 1790 to 1791 and new political groups arose to bring peace to France. In 1792 the National Convention, declared France a republic. One of the new political groups was the Jacobins, that were divided into two factions: Girondists and The Mountain. Robespierre was the leader of The Mountain faction was he explains in his work he sought to eliminate anything standing in the way of the Revolution. He believed that anyone against the Revolution would not ever give up…

Political, economical, and social problems in France during the 18th century led to an uneasy state. With the nation in debt due to the Seven Years’ War, unnecessary spending of the government, and the American Revolution, chaos for stability erupted the country. Enlightenment ideology and the success of the American Revolution encouraged a revolt in France. Voltaire, Montesquieu, Smith, Locke, Rousseau, and eventually the principle of Deism affected one of the stages of the revolution. Their…

outcome, of the inadequate training that the French had they suffered many defeats by the Austrian-Prussian troops. Consequently, widespread panic, (August Uprising), in Paris began to grow due to the defeats causing a split between the Jacobins and Girondists. This allowing the Jacobins to abolish the existing city government in order to establish a revolutionary…