The French Royals and the Revolution

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Louis XIV- The Sun King a. Introduction • Louis ______France for ______years. • He was called the ______because he believed he was the ______of all French life. • Louis built a great palace at ______and ______all the important ______to live at his palace. • Louis governed like an ______monarch, and ______on his wisdom, and that of a few trusted ______. b. Brink of Disaster • Louis became involved in a number of ______to increase his ______. • He insisted that the French ______had special ______in the Catholic Church, which ______the church and other monarchs. • He persecuted ______Protestants, and killed so many Protestants the ______declined ______in some parts of France. • These ______ruined the ______. • The deficit of ______was ______that of government ______. • When he died in ______the problems he ______lived on.

Reign of Louis XVI a. Introduction • Louis came to power in ______, but could not ______. • He did not like to ______and did little to help the ______or ______classes. • He had no ______of the ______faced by the French ______. b. Problems in France • Some of the ______in ______included: i. Different Laws in Different Areas • ______were either based on local ______, or ______law. ii. Non French Frenchmen. • Many ______were not ______French. • Many were ______, Belgian, ______, or ______. iii. Taxes • ______were forced to pay for the ______debt. • Shipping from ______to the ______involved paying ______different taxes. iv. Poverty • There was ______and ______throughout France. v. Lack of Support • Louis did not have the ______of the important ______. • The ______was the most desperate for ______. c. Marie Antoinette • Louis married ______princess ______. • ______was often at ______with France and she was very ______. • She was ______and spent large sums of ______on ______. • Her ______were worth more than Frances ______. • This created a ______for the French government and ______Frenchmen • Many French resented that they were ______high ______to support the queen’s ______. • Marie was a ______and helped select ______ministers. • She opposed a ______who tried to curb royal ______and ______nobles