Louis XVI of France

Peacemakers? Jacobin “peacemakers” assassinated tyrants, just to become the very tyrant they slaughtered. The Jacobins were a radical club, the purpose of the Jacobins was to promote the ideas of the democracy and achieve equality for every citizen of France. Maximillian Robespierre was the most influential member of the Jacobins, and eventually became their leader, and lead them into the French Revolution in 1789. Jacobins fought ten years against the Monarchy for equality of all citizens.…

around France in the 18th century, and saw the public execution of King Louis XVI and with him the French monarchy itself. The economic slump that preceded the revolution played a pivotal role in the uprising, but there were other factors that arose towards the end of the century that also contributed to the rebellion. Corrupt politics, coupled with individuals who began opposing the principle of the absolute monarchy and authoritarian regime; meant that by the end of the 18th century, France…

reign of Napoleon, the revolutionary peoples and their leaders demanded a more just and equal society. It was because this goal that the French people allowed their leaders to twist and mangle their cause into an oppressive regime that would grip France for decades. Throughout the four phases of the French Revolution, the revolutionary leaders would continue to use oppression to subdue and the people, even while they preached…

fine clothes. 2. Louis XVI- also known as Louis Capet, he was king of France and was forced to call a meeting of the Estates- General to raise new taxes. Tennis Court Oath- the oath that the deputies swore saying that they would continue to meet until they produced a French constitution. Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen- this charter of basic liberties began with a ringing affirmation of “the natural and imprescriptible…

to open trade back up with England to help boost the economy (Doyle 34). These plans failed horribly and helped to lead to calls for the king to call the estates general to fix the economic problems. It was in part through the economic structure of France in the 1780’s that the estates general had to be called to fix the…

assembly, and petition against the government. While the French Revolution started by the Three Estate System; giving the Nobles and Clergy unfair privileges and an absolute monarch controlling all the power, leading to an outbreak. Resulting in King Louis XVI to call for an Estates General. During this the Third Estate was locked out of, leading to the Tennis Court Oath. Stating that they will not leave until the king signs off a constitution restricting his power and abolishing the Estate…

history, France has experienced many changes in its government. We have seen it go through multiple constitutions, weak kings, absolutist kings, warrior kings, and cowardly kings. In this paper, you will see comparisons between pre-revolutionary and post-revolutionary French government. The government structure before the French Revolution was the Ancien Régime, and the time following the Revolution was under the rule of King Louis XVIII. During part of the Ancien Régime’s time of use, King…

really shook some continents and the countries within their borders. One of those countries was France in the European continent. France was a powerful country within the continent Europe. The French was a power house that had the largest population and the most dominated culture in Europe. With France came the largest military and it contained more exports than any of the other European countries. France with its huge influences in Europe still struggled in many areas. The country was in huge…

Maximilien de Robespierre was a French revolutionary with ties to both the French Revolution as well as the Reign of Terror. Robespierre studied law and went on to be an advocate for the lower class of France. Robespierre aided in the writing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. As a radical Jacobin leader, Robespierre called for political change in the French monarchy. Robespierre gained a great deal of power during the Reign of Terror. He began to use it as a way to eliminate…

The French Revolution came as a great surprise to the French. It can be said that France had many problems but France’s absolute monarchy itself was a cause for the Revolution (French Revolution, pg. 1) France guarded the traditional structure of society and moved slowly in regards to modernizing the economy. Long-term problems like overcrowding, overseas exploration, and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution did not help because the government was slow to respond. Maximilien Robespierre…