Louis XVI of France

summer of 1789, France was moving quickly toward revolution. There were severe food shortages in France, and increasing anger towards the monarchy. Additionally, the beginning of the French revolution was a terrible time for Marie Antoinette and her family. Just before the events of the French revolution began, Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI lost their son, Louis Joseph, to tuberculosis at age seven. The prince’s death added immeasurable grief to the lives of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI…

one of France’ primary rivals. Napoleon also led the French to victory against the Egyptian military rulers. This helped him gain more power and fame, which made France rise again. At the age of 35, Napoleon crowned himself the emperor of France in 1804. He helped France expand. At France’ greatest extent in 1811, It controlled much of Europe: from Spain to the border of Russia (Excluding Britain). The crowning of Napoleon mader France gain a military and…

about Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette’s ways of dealing with the inequality and financial problems in France has spread to them demanding the heads of the monarchs. The people feel that the monarchs are the sole reason for all the dilemmas that have clouded over France and desperately crave enlightenment ideals in government. After observing the trial of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, it has been blatantly clear that the majority of France is not on their side. However, perhaps Louis…

and ended, but not everyone knows Louis XVI, unintentionally, started and ended the revolution. Louis XVI called for an estates general on May 5, 1789 at Versailles, which gave the enlightened people a voice for the first time. On the night of June 20, 1791 Louis XVI fled his own country, which resulted in his execution, and the execution of the revolution. The definition of a revolution is to revolve, a turning point, in history, this is evident when Louis XVI unintentionally started and ended…

Terror By 1700s France was recognized as Europe’s most advanced country with foreign trade, large population, and raising culture. Even through everything seemed great unrest was rising between the three estates. This unrest in France’s society came from the poor conditions of the third estate, which was 97 percent of the population. The unfair conditions of the three estates lead to new-enlightened ideas, the French Revolution, and the Reign of Terror. Before the revolution France was under a…

backbone of European history, the French Revolution was an important sequence of events that changed world history with its ideas and outcomes. Before the commencement of the French Revolution, France was in a period called the Old Regime, which was an absolute monarchy ruled by Louis XIV ("The Old Regime in France: Absolute Monarchy."). Traditionally, in the Old Regime, society was broken down into three estates; the clergy (first), the nobility (second), and everyone else (third). The first…

everyone in France. The lower class was undermined, and tens of thousands of innocents lost their lives. But what caused all this chaos? Research shows that many factors contributed to the rise of disappointment and frustration among the lower class. These factors, which led to the enlightenment of the people, include many political, social, and economic circumstances, most of which had occurred long before the young King Louis XVI came to the throne. The ongoing economic problems France was…

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 King Louis XVI in power, and some extravagant spending, France did go into bankruptcy. For the last few decades, the cereal harvests…

The French Revolution has political, social and economic changes. Economically, France faced severe financial crisis due to overspending. At the time they also faced bad harvests that resulted in the shortage of food. Politically, France had an absolute monarch that they suffered under and most people were denied basic rights such as a say in their government. Socially, France was divided among Three Estates. The third estate was made up of 98% of the population and had the fewest rights, the…

I am a poor woman in the third estate. My husband died at a very young age and he left me and my two children alone. We live in Paris and France was under strict royal control. France wasdivided into three estates. Me and my family belonged to the third estate. The third estate is basically all of the commoners. We belonged to the group of poor people. About 98% of our population belong in this estate. We were the most diverse social class. The top of our class is known as the bourgeoisie which…