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. Because of his actions and lack of action, it was his fault that the monarchy in France ended. If he had been the strong leader that was needed at the time he and his wife would have lived and continued the rule of France by the monarchy.
When Louis first came to power, the monarchy in France was already in debt due to the major borrowing of money by previous rulers. But Louis did not care. He borrowed a great deal more money to help aid the American Revolution against Great Britain, France's main rival. Also Marie Antoinette, Louis" wife, spent much money on dresses and expensive jewelry as well as losing great amounts by gambling with cards. Also Louis commissioned a magnificent palace known as Versailles that is estimated at costing one million current US dollars.
If Louis was more involved in the politics of France before the main crisis of the revolution hit all might have been saved. But Louis was not a very strong leader. He chose to spend his time hunting or tinkering with locks than to attending to the affairs of politics. If Louis XVI had attended to the affairs of government he would have found out and corrected the problems of France. But as Louis ignored his duties as ruler more people of the Third Estate became angry and started seeking reform.
The Third Estate had a very hard time staying alive due to high taxes and high prices of food made to pay for the spending of the monarchy. Anger kept building until Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General to pay for the debt of the monarchy. The Third Estate delegates, wanting more power for the poorer class demanded reforms be made for the ease of the people. when their demands were not met they broke off and became the National Assembly and decided to make laws and pass reforms in the name of the French people.
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)....
The Paris Tribune: Obituaries A King's Ironic Death: King Louis XVI Yesterday, January 21, 1793 a weak-willed king was killed, made to die by guillotine. ... King Louis XVI was born into royalty and fame on August 23, 1754. ... Grandson and successor of the late King Louis XV of France, who died on May 10, 1774, King Louis XVI took over the throne of France at the death of his father. ... King Louis XVI made too many bad choices of which consumed and cost him his life. ... - And so ends the reign of King Louis XVI. ...
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. ...
