notes Please use pages 14 15 and 16 in you notebook to copy the following notes King of France 17741791 Louis XVI 1 Louis was an absolute monarch means one ruler with all power ID: 687004
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Louis xvi and marie antoinette notes
Please use pages 14, 15 and 16 in you notebook to copy the following notes.Slide2
King of France 1774-1791Louis XVISlide3
1. Louis was an absolute monarch - means
one
ruler with all power
b. this type of government ruled for over 800 years in France2. He had divine right a
. the "God given" right to rule
b. was chosen by God as the successor3. Took office at age 20
A. Becoming a RulerSlide4
B. Why he was detested… 1. Frivolous spending - wasting $$ of France a. Built lavish palaces (i.e. Versailles)
b. entertainment expenses - food, theater
c. supported the American Revolution ($$)
2. Enforced an unfair social system (
aka feudal) a. called the estate system b. unfair land distribution c. unequal and very high taxes
d. people have no voice in government
Louis XVI (continued)Slide5
3. Married Marie Antoinette...Louis XVI (continued)Slide6
A. Her background 1. Born November 2, 1755 in Vienna, Austria a. named Maria Antonia b. the spoiled empress
c. The 15
th
of 16 children in her family
2. Believed her destiny was to become Queen of France a. married King Louis XVI at 15 years old b
. cemented alliance between France & Austria
c. changed her name to sound FrenchMARIE ANTOINETTEQueen of France
1774-1791Slide7
B. Why she was detested… 1. Considered a foreigner by citizens 2. Rumored to be an unfaithful wife
3. Practiced immoral values
4. Reported to do drugs/alcohol
5. Threw extravagant parties
6. Spent money frivolously (unwisely) a. Paid for dressmaker and beautician every day b. Spent money on entertainment and the theater
c. Le Petit
Trianon – “Little Village” d. Hired help/actors to work on farm like a real farmMARIE ANTOINETTE
(Continued)
(Click on picture for video clip 2:27 min)Slide8Slide9
Rumors were spread about her... a. traitor-gave away military secrets through correspondence
with
Austria's
ruler (her brother) to
help deter a revolution b. murder-she killed her oldest son? c. Was she a thief? Diamond Necklace Affair – 1785
1. .
Royal Courtier purchased necklace from a Parisian jeweler with an I.O.U. (on credit), never to be seen again! Is
the Queen involved? e. An angry mob of women protest at the Palace of Versailles
MARIE ANTOINETTE(Continued)Slide10
The secret code phrase is
“Boat hair”
You will need the secret code phrase to enter class on Thursday!