Marie Curie

It was short lived an unsuccessful however his father king Charles VII forgave him and entrusted him with the order of a province in southeastern France. Nevertheless Louis distrustful ways got the better of him as his father banished him from the court. In an act of revenge Louis created his own political establishment in the same province that was appointed to him. Likewise, he married Charlotte of Savoy against his fathers will. Feeling betrayed and annoyed with Louis disobedient ways,…

The French Revolution has been viewed as the major turning point in European political and social history. The causes that led to this bloody revolution can be looked at from an economic, political, social, and intellectual standpoint. Failed reforms, famine, the Enlightenment, a corrupt bureaucracy, and a divided population are only some of the many aspects that helped influence a revolution to take place in late eighteenth century France. Economically, France’s government was virtually…

Louis Auguste was born on August 23, 1754 to Louis and Marie-Josephe. Louis have three brothers and two brothers. One of his brothers passed away at the age of ten. Before the fall XVI Louis was the last king. With the death of his mother and father Louis XVI became the next closest person to the throne. He ascended to the throne five years later in 1770 at the age of 20. Louis had many tutors, nannies, and servants to care for him. He loved learning new things as a child. Such as learning new…

like that. Unfortunately, all of these thing happened to Marie Antoinette, the daughter of the empress of Austria, Maria Theresa and the wife of Louis XVI. Her overall legacy was powerfully symbolic because it represented everything that was wrong with a monarchy and the people around her. Many people described her to have a childish behavior and the people around her were perceived as disloyal and self-interested. First of all, Marie Antoinette’s life was nowhere near perfect even though…

Marie-Joseph Angélique was a slave in the 1700s in the settlement of Montréal in New France. She was born in Madeira, Portugal and sold to work as a slave in New France at age 20. At age 29, in 1734 she was accused of starting a fire that burned down a hospital and 45 houses in Montréal. The question is, was Angélique really guilty of starting the fire, or was she innocent? When the information available is weighed, Angélique was innocent in the standards of today’s justice, since her…

Born near Rodez, France in the year 1787, a newborn girl named Marie Guillemette Emilie de Rodat born into the family. When she was 18 months old, she lived with her grandmother near Villefranche-de-Rouergue. At age 18, she became a geography teacher. Couple years later, she quickly decided to join three different orders. She first joins the Ladies of Nevers, then the Picpus Sisters, and lastly the Sisters of Mercy, however, she sensed that nothing was right for her. In the year 1815, she heard…

young daughter of Holy Roman Emperor and Habsburg Emperor, Charles VI, inherited the Austrian, Bohemian, and Hungarian thrones, despite being a woman. Maria Theresa was the wife of Francis I, and the mother of 16 children, most notably, Joseph II, and Marie Antoinette, who both grew up to become major rulers. The archduchess of Austria came across many hardships and events that would slow down her reforms, but her power did not crumble. Whether it might be denying the ancient Salic Law, constant…

Mercenary Marie Antoinette: Authenticating the Queen of France’s Characteristics French women living in the 18th century lived a stereotypical life, lacking freedom and performing tasks to embetter their households and family. Parents who had a monarchical status married their daughters off at a young age to improve their relations with a specific country. As the French continued to grow and increase political power, Austrians sought to enhance their relationship with the growing country to…

Michaëlle Jean was born in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. She spent her early years being homeschooled by her parents, Roger and Luce, so she did not have to swear allegiance to the active dictator at the time. Her father was arrested and tortured in 1965, which led to her family fleeing to Canada in 1968. Jean attended the Université de Montréal where she studied Italian and Spanish. She educated the university’s Department of Literature and Modern Languages in Italian and earned…

to Brainy Quote (2015), Marie Antoinette said, “’No one understands my ills, nor the terror that fills my breast, who does not know the heart of a mother’”. This quote conveys the end of her lifetime and the struggles she combatted. Now, flashing back to the beginning of her time and taking a journey through the life of Marie Antoinette. This fine young lady experienced an eventful childhood, time as the Queen of France, and had a tragic end to her life. The royal Marie Antoinette, originally…