Louis XVIII of France

something against him, he would have them executed. Therefore, everybody who was against the king would be dead or too afraid to do anything. King Louis XIV was one king who had the help of spies, but he also had the nobles want to gain favor with him. They would do anything to please Louis XIV in order to gain more prestige. Therefore instead of nobles advising Louis XIV, they…

The financial crisis in France was caused by years of ongoing deficit spending, which was when the government spent more than they were taking in. To worsen this crisis, the government kept taking money and at the same time there was a bad harvest that sent food prices soaring…

Freedom of the prNapoleon instituted his own government and set himself as First Consul then First Consul for Life thereby declaring himself as the only ruler of France; a few years later Napoleon crowned himself emperor. His new government ran schools called lycees, maintained tax collections, enforced laws, and used censorship to control the public’s views of his rule as well as prevent dissidents from criticizing his new administration. One of the earliest steps Napoleon took to create a…

King Louis XIV of France. The Palace of Versailles has a net worth of around three billion dollars in today's time. Louis XIV built the Palace of Versailles, and persuaded nobility to live in the palace with him. By having the nobility close to him, Louis had the comfort that the nobles would not go behind his back. Even though he spent most of France's money on the grand palace, he also spent a good amount of time closely ruling the French empire as a devoted king. As King of France, Louis XIV…

2014 Saint Louis IX Saint Louis IX was remembered in many ways but especially for his holy and virtuous life. His devotion to Christ began in his early years and continued to his death. Even though he was born into royalty, he treated all people equally. On April 25, 1214, Saint Louis IX was born in Poissy, France. He was born to the King of France, Louis VIII, and Blanche of Castile. He was baptized at La Collégiale Notre-Dame Church. At the age of twelve, his father died, making Louis the…

Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre, believed in the principle, "Un Roi, Un Loi, Une Foi," or "One King, One Law, One Faith." Consequently, Louis XIV saw the Huguenots as a threat to the religious unity he wanted and had promised the his people as their newly crowned monarch. For the king, Protestantism represented, what he perceived as, a mark of powerlessness in his otherwise absolute rule. He became devoted to eradicating this one aspect of weakness in his otherwise absolute reign. Louis…

During the 17th and 18th centuries, two of the most dichotomous ruler’s of all time made their mark on Europe: King Louis XIV of France and Frederick the Great of Prussia. These two rulers were at opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of government and image. On one hand was Louis XIV, with his absolutist government, emblazoned with gold, jewels, and lavish clothing. On the other hand was Frederick the Great, the stalwart and humble leader of Prussia, identifiable not by his outward appearance,…

oppressive, an insurrection was therefore inevitable (Hunt, 33). Believing that the monarchy was tyrannical and that equality could not co-exist with the nobility, the peasant fought for democracy and food security (Hunt, 21). It is the execution of King Louis XVI on January 1793 that marked the beginning of the terror reign, but it was not until September when lawlessness was instituted.…

Jacques-Benigne Bossuet was a French bishop and renowned for his sermon on advocating the Divine Rights of Kings and political absolutism. Literally, it states that the political authority was derived from religious authority. The kings were selected and they acted as the minister of God on earth, which means that the will of kings was the will of God, what the king said and behaved was the prophets of God, and any attempts to go against or restrict the power of kings were the sacrilege of God.…

absolute monarchy and the feudal system. Although the French revolution can be attributed to a myriad of causes, they weigh heavily on the failure of Louis XVI to effectively manage France’s finances and institute necessary reforms. This failure, in turn attributed heavily towards many wars, famine and depression in France. As a result, the people of France inevitably unseated their King and claimed the county for themselves in the name of liberty. The starting point of French Revolution can…