King Louis Xiv Case Summary

In June 1791, King Louis XVI and his family snuck out of Paris during the night, hoping to escape from the French Revolution and its violence. He planned to escape the country and return with foreign assistance to reclaim control of France, but the people of Varennes stopped and detained him until authorities arrived and sent him back to Paris. Louis’ attempted escape, in addition to the letter he left behind denouncing the Revolution, “profoundly influenced the political and social climate of France” (223). His escape outraged many people and left the administration in shambles, and this caused tensions to break out. To control the situation, the people of France quickly organized

The French revolution was a very rough patch of history where people had a struggle to live because of the struggle to find food. Louis the sixteenths note described France as, “authority ignored, personal property violated, people’s safety everywhere in danger, crimes remaining unpunished, and a complete anarchy established above the law”. King louis did his very best to make the peoples actions seem absurd in order to hopefully make them reconsider what they had done, however, it would have very little effect on their actions. Finally, the note concludes by King louis the sixteenth offering himself back to the people as a king. The note quotes, “Come back to your king; he will always be your father, your best friend.”

King Louis XVI loved his country, even if it was in ruins which he was trying to fix, and even though unfortunately he was not the strongest ruler that does not mean King Louis XVI committed treason against France. He was wrongly persecuted for something he did not commit, treason is the crime of trying to overthrow your country's government or of helping your country's enemies during war, not fleeing from an unsafe home. King Louis XVI was innocent of treason because he actively tried to fix problems in the country, even though sometimes the outcomes of his solutions weren't perfect. He was a significant monarch with the way he affected the French Revolution as a

England and France, during the 1600s, were both absolutist countries. Their leaders, Charles I and Louis XIV, respectively, bot ruled their countries during that time. Though they differed in their views on religion and the powers that nobles ought to wield, they both encouraged the arts and education. During the 17th century, England was a Protestant nation, and wanted nothing to do with the Catholic religion.

The 16th and 17th centuries brought up the proposition of an absolute monarch, this is a ruler with total power over a country or territory. The idea of kings being chosen by God, or the divine right of kings, lead to absolutism, which was seen throughout Europe. Monarchs could be tyrants, they could take away the rights of their citizens. Monarchs could also be prosperous, improving their country economically, military, or gaining foreign alliances. Europe's absolute monarchs left the 16th and 17th centuries prosperous due to the fewer conflicts, the morals of monarchs, and everybody had an equal chance at upward-mobility.

A giant crowd stands packed together in a square eagerly watching a guillotine blade fall. They chant a name, the name of a man grabbing a decapitated head by the hair and swinging it around for all to see with a morbid grin on his face. This man’s name is shouted in the streets, making him famous for his violent acts. The people have turned into a pack of wolves only craving the next kill, the next bloodshed. This brutal time during French history was spearheaded by Maximilien Robespierre following the overthrow of the French monarch King Louis XVI. The people of France despised their absolute monarch because of the bankruptcy of the government, his continued overspending, and the unfair tax laws he established. The savage period of time

(Doc. A) This would be contradicted when the Law of Suspects would pass in September 17, 1793. (Doc. B) The Law of Suspects limited the rights of the accused and made no one safe from suspicion. Criticism of the government could put one in prison or put to death by guillotine. (Doc. E) This means the privacy and freedom of speech that they established were slowly diminished as they tried to keep these established privileges. In order to make sure those who were the counterrevolutionaries would be able to see the consequences, there were public guillotine demonstrations that expressed equality in death and how fast executions could be enacted. (Doc. F) Those who were to be executed were not allowed a lawyer as they had no patriotism to be justified. Anyone who had defied the Revolution could be compared to those who defied the Roman Catholic Church during the Protestant Reformation or the Scientific Revolution; they were condemned and executed. Unjustified, the Reign of Terror gave rights to patriotic Revolutionaries and took them away from those who were

A subject that recently has caught the attention of many around the world is Policing and all that comes with it. There are countless people with opinions for either side of the argument. One case in particular that has drawn a lot of controversy is the case of 18 year old Michael Brown. He was killed August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, a northern Suburb of St. Louis. Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was fatally shot by Darren Wilson, 28, a white Ferguson police officer. Before the incident with Darren Wilson Michael Brown was seen with Dorian Johnson at a convenience store taking multiple packages of cigarillos. Wilson had been notified by police dispatch of the robbery and descriptions of the two suspects. He encountered Brown and Johnson as they were walking down

On April 1792, France declared war on Austria. France was easily defeated and this aroused suspicions of traitors. "The Assembly ordered every soldier in Paris to the frontier, put a watch on all foreigners, and decided that priests who refused to take an oath of loyalty should be expelled..." (Brooman, 1992, p.39) The King disagreed with the order given, which angered the citizens. They also discovered that Louis purposely weakened the army of France because he didn't support the revolutionary war effort and wanted protection. (Gilbert, 1992, p.39-40) Louis indeed was not a good leader of a country. "He was not capable of leading a country in crisis." (Gilbert, 1995, p.7) People even came to think he was a traitor of the country.

Riots and protests soon followed until 1789 when the national assembly created a Bill of Rights, but the people were not done. The Women’s march in 1789 not only made King Louis XVI and his Queen Marie Antoinette face the growing starvation of their own people despite fertile lands, it also made the common people realize that they have power over our crooked monarchy. As we all know, the king and queen were taken as prisoners to the common people, also known as the Third Estate. With this historic victory came the freedom of Versailles from monarch rule, but a question arose. What would be done with the king? Considering the headline, it is safe to assume that the king was definitely taken care of by means of guillotine. While this is all

How can one separate a mere normal man from a king? And which is more important between men with a passion from a man with a selfish desire? King Louis XVI was an example of a king unfit to rule. We will discuss King Louis’s early life, his reign as king, and the role he played in the French revolution.

Louis XIV had a passion for glory and used it to fight four wars because he was motivated by personal and dynastic considerations.

The reign of Louis XIV was the longest of the modern era, and during his time, France reached remarkable achievements in art and architecture, such as the Palace of Versailles. Louis XIV was responsible for creating the lavish complex that was filled with Baroque interiors and surrounded by French and English gardens. In its later years, it was further renovated for other kings then given to the Republic for public use. Through its elaborate ornamentation and massive scale, the Palace of Versailles represents the glory of the Sun King and expresses the power of the French monarchy.

From a timeline of the Reign of Terror, in 1789 the French country had an absolute monarchy. Then in 1792, the goal of having a Constitutional Republic was completed (Document B). From 843 AD to 1792 France had a monarchy and the move from a monarchy to a republic was a huge step in the right direction for France. The Reign of Terror was necessary to help the change become smoother because there was a strong revolutionary government and had a humane way of keeping the government alive by killing some of the enemy “citizens”. One of the leaders of this revolutionary government was Maximilien Robespierre, he believed that the most effective way of governing, comes from the people. In 1794, he made a Report of the Principles of Public Morality to the National Convention. His most powerful weapon, wasn’t the guillotine, but his words. He describes how one must finish fighting for liberty against tyranny to complete a revolution and to complete the goal of having a Constitutional Republic. He also reports that the only citizens in a republic, are republicans, so the conspirators are no longer citizens, but enemies (Document G). Some of these enemies are the nobility and the clergy, because they only wanted what was best for them and their social groups, not what was best for the Republic. The fight against tyranny was not over till there were only republicans in the republic. The government leaders and courts made sure of this by using the guillotine. By getting rid of their enemies, France had a Constitutional Republic after the Reign of Terror. This is justified because the Constitutional Republic’s leaders were making sure that they got rid of all the Republic’s enemies and keeping their government safe, just like countries want to do

Some people think that King Louis XIV did more harm to France than good. They cite his lack of moderation in managing his money. They also point out that Louis denied religious liberties to the Protestants of France and tightened control over his Roman Catholic subjects by revoking the Edict of Nantes. They also claim Louis’ war efforts were very costly and drained the treasury of France. Some say his arrogance, including his emblem of the “Sun King”, turned “his” people away from him. They think that Louis only cared about himself and what he wanted and didn’t think about future France.