Louis XIV of France

King Louis XVI was born on August 23, 1754 in the palace of Versailles, France to Louis, Dauphin and Marie-Josephs. Louis married the 14 year old Habsburg Archduchess Maria Antonia. They had four children together Marie-Therese, Louis-Joseph, Louis-Charles and Sophie-Beatrix but only one survive past childhood. Louis grew up strong and healthy, even though he was very shy. He enjoyed physical activities such as hunting and wrestling and from a early age it became a life-long hobby. Louis XVI…

dong the work day in and day out fell as if they are have been betrayed by the very people that are supposed to be helping them prosper in life, the government. This is exactly what Benjamin Franklin believes to the truth, and what the people of France in 1789 found to be a stark reality. The peasants, typically farmers, and the Bourgeoisie, France’s wealthiest class, felt that their chances to better their lives were being restricted by their own government. Shortly after this consensus the…

ideas the public of France had raise their voices for their rights. The aim of the revolution is to bring change. That time the government, all the institutions were corrupt. They wanted a responsible, fair government. They do not want to be treated like slaves. They just wanted to get rid of the unfair system of the society. Before the revolution, the lower class of the society was being treated badly by the aristocrats. All the institutions were badly corrupt. Public of France was very eager…

voices to the king. Aside from those cahiers that reached the king, the people had no say in what the monarchy decided, and that was how it was supposed to be. The clergyman Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet explained to Louis XIV that it was the king’s divine right and responsibility to take care of France. As long as he met the needs of the people, the king did “not have to justify himself to anyone for what he commands.” This seemingly simplifies the structure of the government because the king did…

French Revolution: Financial Problems: The country of France had been fighting the Seven Year War with Britain. In order to fund their military…

History King Louis XVI Assignment Intro: When you think about the life and roles of a king what exactly do you think of? Maybe protecting his people, ruling his government, taking care of his land, making decisions for his country. There are a lot of roles and responsibilities that go along with being a king. In this paper we will be focusing on a specific king by the name of King Louis XVI. We will be discussing his early life, his reign, and…

The English Revolution was a struggle between Charles I and parliament for ultimate authority over the country. The French Revolution was directed against the absolute monarchy of Louis XVI. Both monarchs ruled under the idea of Divine Right, the doctrine that says that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority. Louis XIV and Charles I did a poor job ruling their country by starting wars and overspending to live extravagant lifestyles. One common factor of these revolutions was a financial…

human costs? The loss of so many lives in the French Revolution was not worth it. The deaths were of many people who were innocent, as they were not involved in the revolution. France became obsessed with violence, as this became their main focus. Concluding the revolution, the deaths did not benefit the outcome of France. The French Revolution was a war that lasted 10 years, it was caused by the middle class(national assembly), trying to overthrow the monarchy so they would be freed from…

landscape of the late 1600s was going through changes that would not only bring that question into further scrutiny, but also reflect the shifting cultural and social dynamics of France. In her book, Impossible Engineering: Technology and Territoriality on the Canal du Midi, Chandra Mukerji details a blow by blow iteration of what France, and specifically one French person (Pierre-Paul Riquet), went through on the campaign to bring the Canal du Midi into reality. Certainly, there were many…

French counterrevolutionists, cluelessly whines against the owner because she does not know what is best for her. Robespierre, like the pet owner, instills limitations on the people 's rights to achieve what he believes to be the ideal France. During the rule of Louis XVI in the 1780s, profound problems like debt and inflation faced the country, sparking…