was not above asking the king or his ministers for a favor on behalf of another. Bontemp enlists the Swiss Guard to spy on the courtiers’s behavior and to report back to him what they find. In this way Lois XIV is kept apprised of the goings on at Versailles. Bontemps is twelve years the king’s senior and is now a man of fifty-six years‚ though he has not considered for a moment leaving the service of his
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The French Revolution was definitely one of the more gruesome wars the world has seen. In the years before the war‚ France was one of the more powerful countries of its time. With elegant palaces and parties every night‚ France gave the appearance of having loads of extra money. However‚ the streets of Paris told a different story. The Parisian people‚ along with those who lived in rural France‚ were struggling beyond belief. Finally‚ the French people grew tired of the country’s financial problems;
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and responsibilities that it took to rule as king. In this paper we will discuss his early life‚ his reign‚ and the role he played as king. His Early Life On August 1754 a king was born‚ and his name was King Louis XVI. He was born in a Palace in Versailles. His parent was Queen Maria and king LouisXV‚ yes! I guess that it is safe to say that was a part of a family that possesses royalty. Duc de berry was the title that he was given to represent his junior status concerning the French Court. He
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1- Who wrote this document? An 18 year old Marie-Antoinette‚wife of Louis-Auguste the dauphin of France‚ and daughter of Maria Theresa‚the Empress of Austria.She would later become the queen of France‚which she would reign for over two decades until she was declared guilty of high treason by the Revolutionary Tribunal and executed by guillotine. 2- What is this document? It’s a letter from Marie-Antoinette to her mother‚detailing a day she spent with her husband and the welcoming they received
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William Doyle writes in his book that the reason of the revolution being violent is resistance. The understanding of resistance could go two ways. There was the resistance of the king‚ Louis XVI‚ where he thought that he should be the absolute monarch and where he believes that he is the one to be ruling over France and no one else. On the other hand‚ there also was the resistance of the common people that had enough of the king’s and queen’s poor ruling over them. They wanted a change. The king
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having just one assembly. The King was given a suspensive veto over law which meant he would only have the power to delay laws being made‚ not stop them. In October 1789‚ after being attacked at the Palace of Versailles by a mob of 7‚000 women‚ the King was convinced by Lafayette to move from Paris to the palace in Tuileries. The Assembly began to divide into different parties. One was made up of those against the revolution‚ led by the nobleman Jacques Antoine Marie de Cazales and the churchman Jean-Sifrien
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France in the late 1780s In 1780‚ France was ruled by King Louis XVI. He was an absolute monarch‚ meaning he had power over everything. My father was one of Louis’ closest friends‚ and he had told me when I was a young girl‚ that he was a very selfish man. King Louis and his wife‚ Marie Antoinette‚ taxed the citizens of France and used the money on their own luxuries. However‚ they became bankrupt‚ causing France to be in even more of a financial crisis. My father also told me stories of how King
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port such as Archangel they were severely restricted. When the port of St. Petersburg was built‚ the Russian people advanced socially. The nobles were required to dress‚ act‚ and speak French. Peter the Great built a palace for himself‚ trying to copy the Palace at Versailles. The people of Russia also learned many things from Westerners coming to Russia. Their social advances were
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dazzling cathedral known for its bell tower. Sacre Coeur is another breathtaking cathedral set atop a tall hill. From this church there is a great view of the city. Louis the sixteenth lived in and expanded the astoundingly beautiful Palace of Versailles in 1669. The palace is still standing and is as beautiful as ever.The palace’s gardens are very beautiful as well. There are clothing stores‚ bakeries‚ wine shops‚ souvenir shops‚ restaurants and more. As I walk out of the extravagant Ritz Inn
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The French Revolution 1789 Louis XIV left a huge debt for France. After him came Louis XV who brought some peace but could not stop the debt from building up. He ruled for 59 years in a very lazy manner and lost the support of his people. He kept borrowing more leading to higher interest rates and also refused to economize accordingly to avert crises. Then came Louis XVI who married Marie Antoinette of Austria. She was made a general target by the public because of the deteriorating relations with
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