The Assembly criticized him and refused to think about Calonne's suggestions of a direct land tax, a stamp tax, and taking away some of the privileges of the nobles and clergy. However, no matter how much they tried they couldn't seem to get into money or out of their bankruptcy. .
That was, until Louis finally allowed Jacques Necker back into the position in 1788. In hopes that the estates wouldn't group together and rule against the suggestion, he suggested to Louis that they increase the jobs of the estates, therefore, increasing the money of the government. Louis accepted the suggestion and didn't allow the estates to form groups. However, he took so long in doing this that the third estate formed a group, and in doing this, they decreased the power of the King, hence, thinning absolutism to a simple monarchy. .
Louis was never too fascinated with politics or any thing of that sort he was born into it. King Louis XVI wasn't even fit to handle the French Revolution, however, the revolution had a major impact on his life. .
After the French involvement in the American Revolution, mobs started to form all over France whose primary goal was to put an end to the monarchy. His wife, Marie Antoinette, along with a group of the royal family fled the country. She tried to convince Louis to flee with them. However, he did not take the rising mob of the legislature seriously. He sent a small force to snuff out the rebellious mob, although he did not fear them enough to protect his own life. The mob reached his palace in Versailles and he had no choice but to flee for his life out of France. He and his wife, with their children, fled France dressed as commoners in a horse-drawn carriage. The many horses that pulled the coach brought many to notice them and they were confronted at the French-Austrian border and forced to return to Paris.
When they returned back to Paris they noticed that the monarchy they had became accustomed to was overthrown and their power that was already lessened, was lessened once again.
King Louis XVI became heir to the throne and the last Bourbon king of France upon his father's death in 1765. ... Louis XVI will go down in history as one of the worst rulers to have been crowned king. ... Louis XVI was a good man，It was inevitable that he was put to death. ... France decided Louis XVI would no longer be king. ... Thus, in 1793 he was executed (Louis, XVI)....
King Louis XVI It could be said of Louis XVI that it was his main achievement of his reign was that he allowed the French Revolution to occur. ... But Louis did not care. ... But Louis was not a very strong leader. ... If Louis XVI had attended to the affairs of government he would have found out and corrected the problems of France. ... Anger kept building until Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General to pay for the debt of the monarchy. ...
The king of France, King Louis XVI, was a vital cause of the political influences of the Revolution. The way King Louis XVI spent money in France, which put France into debt, and the taxes given caused the economic repercussions of the Revolution. ... The political causes of the French Revolution evolved from problems King Louis XVI caused. ... (Document 1) King Louis XVI didn't care about the well being of France. ... King Louis XVI spent a lot of money on himself, such as building the Palace of Versailles, rather than on improvements for France. ...
Louis XVI was partially to blame for the downfall of the monarchy and was used as a scapegoat for the political, economic and social problems that was already existing in France, however Louis XVI exacerbated these problems. ... However there were many other interconnecting factors that also contributed to the downfall of Louis XVI. ... The political spectrum was domination by Louis XVI as he was sovereign. ... They were excluded from their regular meeting place by King Louis XVI and met instead at a nearby indoor tennis court. ... Louis XVI was indecisive and relied on ministers and advisors...
Ridicule is an expertly crafted film which brings to life the inner workings of the Court of Louis XVI, where we are told, "wit was king."" ... At the heart of the story, wit is a metaphor for the shallow, wasteful, mean and self-indulgent court created by King Louis XVI. ... Louis XVI's court, where ridicule could kill, becomes ultimately ridiculous "it is a wonder that it didn't collapse sooner. ... Wit is king. ... Louis XVI stands up and Vilecourt is banned forever. ...
Initially, they allowed for a constitutional monarchy, but that did not last long and King Louis XVI ended up being executed for treason. ... The Legislative Assembly abolished the monarchy, and established the National Convention, which finally executed King Louis XVI in 1792 for treason. ... King Louis was working to use help from foreign nations to restore the monarchy and endangered the safety of the French public. ... From the reign of King Henry V to King Louis XVI France's finances had been wasted on long wars, the building of the Palace of Versailles, and other personal interes...
Soon after that Louis XVI starts to resist the National Assembly, which leads to the fall of Bastille, the great Fear, and flight of Varennes where Louis XVI try's to flee the country with his family before he looses all his power. ... The war with Prussia and Austria makes problems worse, Parisians think Louis XVI is behind this attack and they attack the king and his family at Tuileres Palace. ... Once Louis XVI was captured he was tried unfairly and executed on January first 1793. Now that Louis XVI met the guillotine, the republic was created and had to be defended. ... Ultimately Ro...
When King Louis XVI came into power, he realized that these problems existed. ... This led Louis XVI to summon the Estates General in 1789. ... Louis XVI quickly rejected these deputies from the meeting hall. ... Louis XVI was frightened at the actions of the National Assembly. ... The National Convention tried and convicted Louis XVI of treason. ...
Therefore, King Louis saw this opportunity to fight the British again. ... Therefore, Louis XVI called in the controller general Necker. He advised king Louis that he should raise taxes and abolish the privilege system. ... This goes to show how weak King Louis really was. ... If King Louis XVI had listened to Necker the controller general and taxed everyone when he had the opportunity then the revolution could have been prevented. ...
