Essays Tagged: "Marie Antoinette"
The Long Term Causes of The French Revolution
make thedecisons need at the time.In 1770 when Louis was fifeteen he married the fourteen year old MarieAntoinette, who was the daughter Maria Theresa, the Emperss of Austria. the marriagewas set up ... eds of the peopleand they gave the king bad advise atleast that is what the people thought.Francois Marie Aroute who wrote under the name Voltaire was the most'corrosive, spiteful, sparkling,witty, an ...
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Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette was the wife of King Louis XVI of France. She was born in 1755 in France and was th ... here parents came from two countries at war with each other, their marriage formed a peace treaty. Marie was very spoiled and grew up with an extravagant lifestyle. She herself became the wife of the ... ravated the difficult economic crisis of the country. She didn't seem to care. A famous story about Marie has to do with a court official coming to her to tell her that the people didn't have any brea ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Marie Antoinette, A Great Leader.
Marie Antoinette, A Great LeaderBy : Sarah JoanEvery leader throughout history has effected the worl ... ut they stick to difficult decisions regardless of the opinions and threats of others. This is what Marie Antoinette did. She remained dignified throughout her entire reign. She decreased costs of the ... still tried to do what she thought was right, despite the French revolution and the death upon her.Marie Antoinette was born the daughter of the great leader Maria Teresa in Austria. It was her mothe ...
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History: French Revolution: Discuss how the social and political situation made fertile ground for the French revolution
and political causes made fertile ground for the French revolutionKing Louis XVI of France married Marie Antoinette, and together they lived in luxury, at the palace of Versailles while his people su ... ommodation at the palace of Versailles and free Food. They attended all the parties and feasts that Marie and Louis organised. Nobles were content with their situation. They had grievances that they h ...
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History: French Revolution: Social and Economic causes for French Revolution
A. The king-1789 Loius XVI-Married to Marie Antoinette (Austria)-Lived in luxury at palace of Versailles-Believed in the "Divine right" of ... ce had to borrow money and therefore had to raise loans.2)Extravagance of French court - Especially Marie Antoinette (e.g., buying 100 dresses a year)3)Bad trading conditions - prevented economic prog ...
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Causes of the French Revolution
The common people became dissatisfied with the privileged classes.King Louis XVI of France married Marie Antoinette, and together they lived in luxury, at the palace of Versailles while his people su ...
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French Revolution . What were the major cause's effects of the revolution. Who impacted it most greatly.
al stability, which soon became disastrous.As the country began deteriorating, Louis XVI along with Marie Antoinette furthered themselves from the commoners and the gap between rich and poor dramatica ...
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Causes of the French Revolution DBQ.
ion: gross mishandling of governing duties and incompetence in the leadership of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the large and very unjust social and economic gap between the first two privileged ... lifestyle contributed greatly to the economic plight France was in. The fact that he was married to Marie Antoinette, a native of Austria, France's sworn enemy, was very detrimental as well. Louis XVI ...
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To what extent was Louis XVI to blame for the problems in France?
t wasn't in any way his own fault was his wife. He was married to one of Maria Theresa's daughters, Marie Antoinette, who came from a very wealthy family so she was very spoiled and wanted to live a l ...
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Summery of the History Channel Documentary of the French Revolution
han/Co-producerIn 1770 the French Revolution began to form, at Fifteen Louis the sixteenth, marries Marie Antoinette the fourteen year old Austrian Princess, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I a ... ation left many of the French in poverty, resulting in anger against the government. King Louis and Marie Antoinette become a joke because of the kings "all around impotents". Even with Frances heavy ...
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An Ayalysis Of Madam Bovary's Title Chracter
se of the Marquis' lecherous father-in-law, who was rumored, among other things, to be the lover of Marie Antoinette. Emma is awed by the man who "...had lived at court and gone to bed with queens! (4 ...
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The French Revolution: Downfall of Louis
stead he had spend most of his time on eating, drinking and hunting.At the start Louis and his wife Marie-Antoinette were quite popular but later they were despised because of the way they were abusin ...
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Marie Antoinette
Marie-Antoinette-Josephe-Jeanne von Habsburg was born in Vienna, Austria 2 November 1755 to Maria Th ... , and as a figure of political authority and hence the problems which arose from this position.When Marie-Antoinette left Austria to become the new dauphine of France, she had to leave nearly everythi ... anged from the original Maria-Antonia which she was born with to the more acceptable French name of Marie-Antoinette. Although she was a lovely person and admired by many people in society, there rema ...
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The French Revolution
wasn’t really capable of taking strong decisions and action and he was influenced by his wife Marie Antoinette.While the King Louis XVI ,royal families and the upper class of the society were en ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution
Marie Antoinette - Opulence or Innocence
Marie Antoinette - Opulence or InnocenceMarie Antoinette was born Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna in 17 ... ave;se of Austria and the Holy Roman Emperor, Francis I, thus making her an Archduchess of Austria. Marie Antoinette was raised in the Austrian court which was so very different from the opulent Frenc ... nd privacy. Even then, the Austrian court was lax in dress code, as well, as mannerisms and ritual. Marie Antoinette did not live a life of over exaggerated decadence and opulence until she moved to l ...
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Marie Antoinette's 'Road to the Guillotine'
’Marie Antoinette Joséphe Jeanne de Habsbourg-Lorraine was born at the Hofburg Palace in Vienn ... ng standing traditions of court etiquette and that most definitely influenced the identical actions Marie Antoinette initiated in the French royal court. These actions received much dispute and discon ... hese actions received much dispute and discontent amongst the older generation in the French court. Marie Antoinette was unfortunate in her Austrian education, for the court she had grown up in was ex ...
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French Revolution Timeline
lution were removed. The report also revealed large portions of royal expenditures, such as that of Marie Antoinette.1786After Necker resigns from office, Calonne is appointed the minister of finance. ... d at Vareennes. Profound distrust towards the king now dominated the political scene.The brother of Marie Antoinette, King Leopold of Austria,and King Frederic William the II of Prussia issue the Decl ...
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Causes of the French Revolution
ibility of the monarchy concerning these funds. Secondly, the unpopularity of the upper classes and Marie Antoinette had a huge impact on the general feeling of discontent among the lower classes. Fin ... the unpopularity of the upper classes, the decline of the absolute monarch and the public hatred of Marie Antoinette were all major contributors to the beginning of the French Revolution. In many othe ...
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DBQ French Revolution
eath sentence faster and cheaper. Thousands were killed with the guillotine including Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, his wife. The time after this was known as the Reign of Terror, when Maximilien Ro ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution