Louis XVIII of France

weaknesses, fortunately for King Louis XIV, he had more strengths. Louis was a strong, independent ruler, who wanted nothing but to do the best for himself, his people, and his country. By establishing reforms, art, and literature; and conquering different kingdoms, he was able to achieve his goals of becoming a great ruler. Louis XIV was born in the Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France on September 5, 1638 to Louis III and Anne of Austria. Named Louis Dieudonne (Louis the God-Given), he…

1785. Five kings lived to see this palace grow, though it was Louis XIV that did the most work on the palace. Each one of these kings contributed something new: a foundation, a new building, a lavish hallway, or a garden; all of them also had different specific reasons for creating this building, but their reasons include a common theme: how…

and traitors allowed the Terror to spread. Part of the reason why the terror began was due to the widespread food shortages in France. Even though people were touting the idea of equality…

around France, in exile and without a permanent stage (Walker 437). Eventually Moliere and his troop got the chance to perform for King Louis XIV, and their performance was so successful that “the company was invited to settle in Paris, where Moliere quickly began the task of writing [the king] a repertoire” (Walker 437). This royal connection offered the troop some extra stability that they had been needing and made them one of the only five government-supported acting companies in France…

In 1789, 97% of the French Society consisted of Third Estate. The Third Estate was made of the commoners and peasants of France. They didn’t have many rights or much money and their problems were ignored (Pipe, Jim 10). The main cause of the French Revolution was the structural inequality and unfair rights. This lead the Third Estate to believe that the Second and First Estates were enjoying life at the expense of their own lives and well being (The French Revolution 1- 2). When the Third Estate…

all similar due to what sparked the revolution. The beginning of the start of these revolutions were mainly due to the over taxation of put in place by political leaders for example Parliament in the case of the British American colonists and King Louis XVI and the nobles in the French Revolution and Haitian Revolution. Over taxation came from the 7 years war in which the British and French fought. In the end the French lost the having to hand over…

Maximillien Robespierre was born in May 1758 in Arras in north-western France. He soon became a gifted student lawyer and received a scholarship to the best grammar school in Paris. Throughout, his political life he gained the reputation for helping the poorer people by being elected as a representative to the Third Estate in Versailles in 1788. As a result, he developed to become an influential and key role for the duration of the Reign of Terror. In May 1790, Robespierre became the President…

being king of one of the most powerful country in the world. King Louis XIV was one of the kings of France that ruled at the age of four. King Louis XIV was established as the mythological God Apollo who was ‘The Sun King’. King Louis XIV was a good king as far as kings go but king Louis leads France into debt with his hunger for war and the amount of money he spends for his own personal use. Louis was known for stabilizing France and making the country a strong European function.The lux of…

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…

The French Revolution, which began in 1789 in Paris, overthrew in France the monarchy and established a republic. This revolution swept across Europe and had a considerable impact on the rest of it. It engenders in its conquest an exercise in state making and responses were in majority positive for Europe’s intellectuals and politicians. Although some saw the arrival of this revolution movement with relief and excitement others did not. But what were the really impacts of this Revolution on the…