Mehrnaz Nodehi Rachel Crawford English 1304‚ Thinking‚ Writing‚ and Research 2 May 2011 Marie Antoinette; an Impossible Image “Let them eat cake”‚ quoted by the misunderstood Queen of France is a line that has been twisted and misinterpreted by the people of France. The film about Marie Antoinette was created by Sophie Coppola‚ and is a similar depiction of what the queen was like during the 18th century. In spite of the fact that Antoinette is famous for being hated‚ Coppola does a superb job
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Jones Mr. Johnson Social Studies 13 July 2011 Life of the Common People under Louis XIV’s Rule An Absolute Monarchy was a new concept to the people of France during the 1600’s. Other forms of government were failing from lack of control‚ so the people of France turned to an Absolute Monarch‚ named Louis XIV. The only problem with Louis was that he was self-centered‚ and did not care a whole lot about governing his kingdom. He was more concerned with making
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class people‚ better known as commoners of Frances during a very violence and traumatic time. For years they were struggling for their freedom from King Louis XVI and from the political chaos‚ starvation and debt brought on by a corrupt King. Liberty means being freed from a corrupt and controlling government because liberty was a natural and inalienable right. The next part of The French Revolution and maybe the most important is Equality. The people of France were divided into three sections called
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Dear representatives of the National Convention‚ I am Marie-Jeanne Lorette‚ wife to a merchant trying to make a living. My husband has recently told me about the chaos and commotion stirring due to the recent happenings such as the beginning of the revolution and beheading of King Louis XIV. As a concerned French citizen‚ I am baffled with these occurrences and I’m searching for answers as to what will be coming up for the future of our community. I fear that in this revolution we will loose ourselves
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kings are famous for their lack of virtue rather than their piety. In this regard‚ King St. Louis IX of France is an exception. This king lived a pious life and has over 65 miracles attributed to his prayerful intercession after his death. Being the only French monarch to receive the title of saint‚ the rift between Louis and an average king is quite a large one. King St. Louis IX became King of France when he was only 12 due to his father’s early death. Although named regent in 1226‚ he was too young
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of his nation‚ but also fought against giving ultimate power under the catholic religion. The goal with all three of these monarchs was for ultimate power to be in the hands of worthy advocates rather than hand it out trivially. Louis XIV shaped France by becoming an absolute monarch. Seeing the French economy falter‚ Louis decided to enforce some fiscal changes he thought would turn the economy around and he was correct. After appointing Jean-Baptiste Colbert as the Controller-General of Finances
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rules as a king of France. Louis was born on September 5‚ 1638 at Saint-Germain‚ France‚ the son of Louis XII and his wife‚ Anne of Austria. On May 16‚ 1643‚ his father died and Louis became the king at the age of 5 and lasted until 1715. He did not take control of government until the age of 23 and the death of Cardinal Mazarin. As he was only 5 years old‚ France was governed by his mother as regent; as well as Cardinal Mazarin. Mazarin trained Louis to be the king of France. When he was a child
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King Louis XIV was a man of strength and courage with many ambitions that he was fully determined to achieve. He dedicated most of his rule taking steps to accomplish the goal of “one king‚ one law‚ one faith” for the country of France. By one king he aimed for the ruler to have supreme power over armies‚ government bureaucracy‚ and culture. This would eventually lead to the overall influence of the French upon other countries and their kings. By way of one law he aspired for the nobles to no longer
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the throne as Louis XVI‚ France was in a massive debt. He was immature‚ lacked self-confidence and also lacked sufficient strength of character and decisiveness. Due to those terms‚ he was a weak king. If his father was still the king‚ France wouldn’t be as burdened with debts and under heavy taxation as to how it was during Louis Auguste being the king. Louis XIV had a brilliant minister of finance‚ named Jean-Baptiste Colbert‚ who drastically reduced the debt of France and helped make it the wealthiest
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Through being the queen of France‚ Marie Antoinette served a major part in the French Revolution‚ and as a result of her selfish economic habits‚ Antoinette became a model for how a monarchy can be defeated by rebellion. She was very Innovative‚ Creative‚ Impactive‚ and when she was alive Antoinette created many things‚ although she had no idea what she was creating when she created most of the things. She created things from examples to revolutions. Marie Antoinette created
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