How Did King Louis Cause The French Revolution

King and queen.
First and foremost king louis xvi is largely at fault and is a leading cause to the outbreak of the french revolution. King louis had been regarded as ‘ one of the most uninterested and uninteresting spectators of his own reign” ( pg 153), Louis was reluctant with enforcing political, social and economic action regarding concerning the community and he showed no sign of concern with any extraneous affairs and matters that did not involve him. The king however did initially have good intentions,however his indecisiveness only influenced the destruction of his “absolute status”, he was unable to read between the lines,he was unaware of the consequences of his direct actions, this is relevant in the Dismissal of Neckler in July 1789 in which Louis was unwilling and unable to notice the ripple effect in which he was creating, Dismissing Neker led to the “ storming of bastille” The king however was not the only one to blame, the persuasion from his “beloved” wife
The enlightenments persuasion over the people derived from two main ideas, the codification and legal protection of natural rights, which disallowed the government or law to implement change,it also provided freedoms in which was could not be ignored or removed by government. Another revolutionary concept was anti clericalism, which seeked the reform of the catholic church and the actions of the clergy, this concept reduced corruption and interference amongst the community. These ideas contributed to their concept of being a more effective system of government.which aimed to a more effective system of