what was the policies of Louis XVI
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Louis XIV and Foreign Policy. In 1667 Louis XIV launched the War of Devolution (1667-1668), the first in a series of military conflicts that characterized his aggressive approach to foreign policy, by invading the Spanish Netherlands, which he claimed as his wife's inheritance.
Louis XIV and Foreign Policy. In 1667 Louis XIV launched the War of Devolution (1667-1668), the first in a series of military conflicts that characterized his aggressive approach to foreign policy, by invading the Spanish Netherlands, which he claimed as his wife's inheritance.
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To what extent did the actions and policies of Louis XVI
cause the outbreak, and effect the course of the French
revolution until 1793?
In the year 1789, the situation in France was dire. The economy crisis, created by the king’s decision to aid the Americans in their war of independence had lead to extremely high bread prices and unreasonable taxes for the third estate, which revealed the great inequality of the estates. Furthermore, the failure of reforms, ideas of enlightenment and the influence of the American war of independence had sparked ideas of change in the minds of the people. In order to solve the problems in France, Louis XVI summoned the States-General, but his stubborn decision to keep the ancient rule of voting by estates angered the third-estate, resulting in the defiance of the king and the third-estate renaming themselves to the National assembly.
France was declared bankrupt before the revolution in 1788, due to the involvement in both the seven year war and the American war of independence. After the unsuccessful seven year war, France lost a number of it’s colonies and was left with very heavy debts, which they struggled to repay for the remainder of the 18th century. The involvement in the American war of independence was seen as a way to humiliate France’s long-standing enemy, Great Britain. Louis XVI was convinced by Benjamin Franklin to send financial aid and large quantities of munitions, and in 1778 France openly entered the war against Britain, financed by new loans at high interest, increasing the National debt enormously.
As a king, Louis XVI had absolute power and could have implied any laws or policies that he thought was necessary, but Louis XVI lacked the qualities needed for a king. After the death of his grandfather, Louis XVI became a king at the mere age of 20 and was clearly too young. He inherited the throne of a despot without having a personality of one, thus he was easily influenced and didn’t have the willingness to completely imply his policies to better the lives of his people. This did not fare well with the peasantry, as they saw that Louis XVI was unfit to be king. After the circumstances went from bad to worse, the king summoned the States-general to better the situation in France. But unfortunately the king’s stubborn decision to keep the ancient rule of voting by estates, and the unequal treatment of the members in the third-estate had enraged them, leading to the renaming of the third-estate to the National assembly. As the National assembly declared that they represented the will of the people, and encouraged the nobility and clergy to join them, the king felt threatened and mobilized the army, further enraging the majority of the population of France.
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here is your answer
To what extent did the actions and policies of Louis XVI
cause the outbreak, and effect the course of the French
revolution until 1793?
In the year 1789, the situation in France was dire. The economy crisis, created by the king’s decision to aid the Americans in their war of independence had lead to extremely high bread prices and unreasonable taxes for the third estate, which revealed the great inequality of the estates. Furthermore, the failure of reforms, ideas of enlightenment and the influence of the American war of independence had sparked ideas of change in the minds of the people. In order to solve the problems in France, Louis XVI summoned the States-General, but his stubborn decision to keep the ancient rule of voting by estates angered the third-estate, resulting in the defiance of the king and the third-estate renaming themselves to the National assembly.
France was declared bankrupt before the revolution in 1788, due to the involvement in both the seven year war and the American war of independence. After the unsuccessful seven year war, France lost a number of it’s colonies and was left with very heavy debts, which they struggled to repay for the remainder of the 18th century. The involvement in the American war of independence was seen as a way to humiliate France’s long-standing enemy, Great Britain. Louis XVI was convinced by Benjamin Franklin to send financial aid and large quantities of munitions, and in 1778 France openly entered the war against Britain, financed by new loans at high interest, increasing the National debt enormously.
As a king, Louis XVI had absolute power and could have implied any laws or policies that he thought was necessary, but Louis XVI lacked the qualities needed for a king. After the death of his grandfather, Louis XVI became a king at the mere age of 20 and was clearly too young. He inherited the throne of a despot without having a personality of one, thus he was easily influenced and didn’t have the willingness to completely imply his policies to better the lives of his people. This did not fare well with the peasantry, as they saw that Louis XVI was unfit to be king. After the circumstances went from bad to worse, the king summoned the States-general to better the situation in France. But unfortunately the king’s stubborn decision to keep the ancient rule of voting by estates, and the unequal treatment of the members in the third-estate had enraged them, leading to the renaming of the third-estate to the National assembly. As the National assembly declared that they represented the will of the people, and encouraged the nobility and clergy to join them, the king felt threatened and mobilized the army, further enraging the majority of the population of France.
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