Marie Ationnette was born as the 15th child into the Austrian royal family in 1755. At the early age of 14, she was married off in 1770 to the dauphine of France, Louis. At 19 she became queen of France, becoming an embodiment of the ancien regime, eventually becoming the symbol of the excesses of the monarchy and their irresponsible spending, earning her the name of Madame deficit. Marie Ationnette was significant to the revolution, for her symbolism of lavish spending, her scandals, and her role in the march of the women provoked the people to overthrow the Monarchy. Marie Ationnette was best known for her extravagant spending, which ultimately earned her the name “Madame Deficit”. To entertain herself Marie would often go to parties, theatre, …show more content…
Her life as queen is described in detail in the textbook, however it sheds little light on why she is significant. I believe it missed some key points as to why she is significant to the french revolution. Although it talks about how the Affair of the diamond necklace angered people, it doesn’t talk about how her extravagant spending infuriated people enough to the extent that they blamed her for their poverty. I believe that this should be mentioned because it is one of the reasons that people started to rebel against the monarchy. Another key detail the textbook missed is her involvement in the March of the Women. Without the rumour of her hoarding bread, the Monarchy and National Assembly would never have moved to paris which signified the change in power and reforms. Lastly, the fact that she fired Turgot was briefly explained, however it affected the taxations system in France heavily. had she not fired him, the Nobles would have been taxed, which could have brought France out of debt, which is very significant. Because Marie Ationnette heavily influenced the French revolution, she should have been talked about more in the
During that time, the economy of France was very poor, Marie Antoinette wore his lady fashion cloth and ate meals in front of public. Her life after married to Louis XVI became very luxurious, because the only thing she knew was spending money in her entertainments. Both of them spent money from government on their entertainments. They made the economy even worse when they wasted money. Instead of ruling the country, Louis XVI chose to spend money and have fun on his entertainment. When the citizens had no money to pay for their taxes, they were spending the money on their entertainment.
Part A: Women participated in almost every aspect of the French Revolution. This investigation will answer the question, to what extent did women contribute to the French Revolution? This question is important because the choices of the women during this time still leads a major impact of history even today. The scope of this investigation was The French Revolution during a period of time between the years 1787 to 1799, and was known to be a very controversial time period in the history of France.
The main debate surrounding Marie Antoinette focuses on her role as queen of France and the time leading up to the French Revolution. The literature surrounding Antoinette is currently in stasis regarding Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution. The arguments mostly agree that had Marie Antoinette not become the queen of France, the French Revolution still would have occurred. The major debate focuses on the persona of Marie Antoinette and whether she should be remembered as a wasteful and unconcerned ruler or as a queen who has been unjustly villainized.
Many people may argue that Marie Antoinette was the biggest factor for why France fell into a revolutionary state, however, Marie Antoinette was a queen victimized and forced to play role from a young age to satisfy the French people who disapproved. Marie Antoinette was falsely blamed for her actions when in fact it wasn’t her fault. Marie Antoinette was forced to accept a society where she had to learn new customs and traditions. She had to leave everything behind, consequently become something she isn’t. Her frustration and unhappiness with Versailles was no surprise. Marie Antoinette was frustrated by her marriage. At Versailles her husband-to-be, Louis Auguste had no interest in her. In the film, Marie Antoinette, the director clearly
Marie Antoinette was the Queen of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1792. She is viewed as a noteworthy memorable figure and is said to have been the greatest reason in inciting the French Revolution. Conceived as the girl of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresa, she was hitched to Louis-Auguste who climbed the position of authority as Louis XVI of France in 1774. Marie, who turned into the Dauphine of France upon her marriage was given the title of Queen of France and Navarre when King louis turned into the ruler. When she was recently hitched into the illustrious family unit, the French individuals revered her for her magnificence and charms. However the overall population assumptions towards her started to change when she
Through grand parties, lavish attire and reckless doings one woman’s lifestyle can wreck a nation. “Meanwhile, the fair young queen in her halls of state walks like a goddess of Beauty the cynosure of all eyes: as yet mingles not with affairs: heeds not the future: least of all, dreads it,” (Carlyle, 27.) Marie Antoinette, the young dauphiness of France, was the icon of her time. Her outlandish fashion and her views on money and finances gave her an education where she did not think of the rationality of the things which she was purchasing. For Marie could never have enough jewels, dresses and luxuries and that led to the revolution of her country.
The story of revolution and resistance in 18th-century France is a complicated one, and no two historians tell the story the same way. However, it is clear that for the revolutionaries, Marie Antoinette’s significance was mainly, powerfully symbolic. "She and the people around her seemed to represent everything that was wrong with the monarchy and the Second Estate: They appeared to be tone-deaf, out of touch, disloyal (along with her allegedly treasonous behavior, writers and pamphleteers frequently accused the queen of adultery) and self-interested"( Moore 17 ). What Marie Antoinette was actually like was beside the point; the image of the queen was far more influential than the woman herself.
Without the reign of Marie Antoinette the French Revolution might not have been possible. By ushering in the difference in the social classes the people might have not have been daring enough to rebel. Although Marie had a damper on her reputation, she still was one of the most well known queens in
Marie Sophie Germain was born on April 1,1776 in Rue Saint-Denis, Paris, France. Even though her first name is Marie, she went by Sophie (Sophie, Famous).
Madame Loisel wanted a new dress and and new jewelry and new things for her house and she wanted to be just like the other women and wanted to be wealthy just like them she wanted to have a good dinner everyday and she was disappointed because she didn't have nothing and she married a little clerk. Madame loisel wanted to got to the ball the her husband and her got invited to but she didn't have no fancy dress no shoes and no jewels they didn't have enough francs just to get what she wanted so her husband borrowed money from people and got enough for shoes and a dress. Madame loisel and her husband borrowed a diamond necklace from Madame Forestier for the ball. When Madame Loisel and her husband went to the ball she seen other women wearing
grove of orange trees, he exclaimed: “Here, here is Paradise.” Helena Attlee has travelled the length of Italy in pursuit of citrus, from Castello near Florence, a garden once owned by the Medici family with trees that are 300 years old, to the slopes of Mount Etna, where the garnet-red blood oranges grow. The secret of their extraordinary colour is temperature: “It’s cold, not warmth, that sets blood oranges on fire on the Etna plain.” But oranges are, apparently, relative newcomers. From the mandarin in China, the pomelo in Malaysia and the citron in the Himalayas, the genus has grown to include a vast number of species. Attlee’s sensual prose brings its extraordinary history to life. Her descriptions of the fruit – with their “yellow hands”,
Impactful discoveries of the past have greatly changed and aided the field of medicine. Marie Curie is the pioneer of radiation research and has made many contributions to the health care field, in particular, to that of radiologic sciences. Curie’s accomplishments as a physicist and chemist have brought about enormous scientific breakthroughs in Radioactivity. These discoveries have paved the way for how radiology is practiced today.
Marie Curie was born November 7, 1867 in Warsaw Poland. which, being controlled by Russia was very suppressed. Marie’s mother worked as a teacher as did her father, and they made sure that their daughter had a great education. As Marie grew up she began to see how the Russians suppressed the Polish people :for example her father lost his job. Whenever Marie was old enough to go to college, She worked out a deal with her sister, while one was at college in Paris the other would get a job to help support the other. Marie’s sister went first ,and so Marie got a job as a governess. When it was Marie’s turn to go to college she went to the Sorbonne and moved to Paris. Soon after she started college, she decided to get degrees in physics and calculus.
The French Revolution was a time of cast conflict that dramatically altered the political and social order of France. Women during the revolution period had many roles including they're political involvement, donation of time to revolutionaries, and contributions to ideologies. However, with all the contributions, women were still victimized by the changes that occurred. While these roles had a huge impact on the equality between mean and women this impact did not last. Individuals such as Olympe de Gouges and Marie-Jean Roland inspired women to become involved in the revolution because of their significant political achievements that are still discussed today. Without the service and intelligence women
Luna, in addition to the government, despised King Louis XVI, who was a weak and irresponsible king that offered no solution to France’s problems and let his country in ruins time and time again. She also loathed Marie Antoinette, who was King XVI’s wife. Antoinette, instead of helping her country, spent her time and money on unnecessary things that only added to France’s debt. Since Luna, wasn’t the only one who despised them, the French people were finally starting the Revolution.