main peoples of French Revolution

Main peoples of French revolution

 

This movie is passage of French Revolution.

 

 

He is Louis16. He was born in 23 August 1754 Palace of Versailles, France. She is Marie Antoinette. She was born in 2 November 1755 in Homburg Palace, Vienna, Austria.

They married in April 1770.

 

 

 

Napoleon

Napoleon was a powerful man. He was born on 15 August 1796 in Corsica.

In 1802 he made consul for life and two years later became emperor.

He rewrote the old French feudal laws and created new laws that was easier to understand.

At one point France and Napoleon controlled almost all of Europe.
 

 Marie Antoinette
   Marie Antoinette married Louis 16th in 17770. She was queen of France from 1774 to 1793 when she was killed. She is famous for saying 'Let then eat cake.' when told the peasants had no bread to eat.
     She was known for being extravagant and wearing eleborate dresses and wigs. She did not seem to really understand the politics of the time, but this was not unusual for someone with her education. When the French revolution began Louis was too frightend to do anything and Marie had to make plans for the family to escape. Some historians belive she has been unfairly represented by history and that she was good queen to France.
 

Marie Antoinette´s good and bad points.

Good points

·         She was a good mother.

·         Showed great courage when she was facing her accusers.

·         She was a fashion leader in France.

Bad points

·         She was a bad politician.

·         she was quite ignorant about money and the country where she was Queen of.

·         Also, she did not know about the  poor people, the bourgeoisie and how they had to struggle to keep their bellies filled.
             

Louis 16th
Louis 16th was king of France.
Ascending the throne in 1774, Louis inherited a realm driven nearly bankrupt through the opulence of his predecessors Louis XIV and XV.
 After donning the crown, things only got worse.
 

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                   http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/louis.htm
 

 

                    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_bad_things_about_Louis_XVI

 

                      http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080110140504AANs1Gx

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