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To what extent was the French nobility responsible for the crisis that destroyed the ancient regime?
The nobility were very rich by birth, they were born into very important families.
They did not have to pay any taxes, were allowed to be presented at court, could live in the chateau de Versailles, and when they were elected to become the favorite of let's say Marie Antoinette, they could also obtain several privileges and high placed functions with matching salary.
This class system was part of the old regime of France, and the poor people really hated it, for they did have to pay huge amounts of taxes and did not have privileges One man once said to a member of the nobility "what have you ever done do deserve all these privileges? Nothing. All you did was take the trouble to be born".
When Louis XVI tried to push through a new law that would assure the nobility to pay taxes as well and give up some of their (often ridiculous) privileges so that the poor people weren't under so much pressure, they objected very strongly and did not want to give up anything.
What else can I help you with?
What ancient form that was abolished earlier in that French revolution does Napoleon referred to in lines 22?
In lines 22, Napoleon refers to the feudal system, which was abolished during the French Revolution. The revolution sought to eliminate the privileges of the nobility and the rigid social hierarchy that characterized feudalism. By referencing this ancient form, Napoleon highlights the transformative changes in French society and governance that occurred as a result of the Revolution.
Was it the French and the british who fought in the French revolution?
No, it was the French only since it was a civil war - French against French. It was mostly the poor and idealists against monarchy and the nobility.
Who did Robespierre and his colleges demand the nobility and clergy pay in the french revolution?
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Who was responsible for French revolution?
The French
Which battle did Henry V defeat the flower of French Nobility with the English longbowmen?
Agincourt
What European monarch was most responsible for the repression of the nobility in the 17th century?
Many historian cite the activities of French king, Louis XIV, as the monarch most responsible for the suppression of the powers of the nobility in France.
What does comte mean in French nobility?
The French nobility title "comte" is translated by "Count" in English.
How did the ancient regime divide up french society?
It's often described as three Estates: nobility, clergy, and everyone else.
What did the Second Estate comprise?
The Aristocracy/Nobility made up the second estate in the French Revolution.
How valid is the view that the privileged position of the nobility was the central cause of the French Revolution?
the priviledged position of the nobility was a central cause to a lesser extent as there were other causes like bankruptcy of the french government,the character of the king and queen,grievences of the burgoise and also the ancient regime
What was a former title of french nobility?
Vicomte
What did the French kings of the 16th century manage to do?
stop the French nobility from becoming Protestant.C. Stop the French nobility from becoming protestantObviously someone got this wrong. The real answer is B, do little to stop the spread of protestantism.
What is the history of gaining French nobility in the Middle Ages if you were not born into nobility?
If a man was not born into nobility, and the Monarch liked him, the Monarchy could grant him nobility status. Or, a man could buy the right to be let into nobility. Otherwise, a single man could gain the right by marrying into nobility.
What was the nobility's main source of income?
They created a French democracy
What strategies did Louis xiv use to control the french nobility?
Louis XIV excluded the nobility from his council and and often kicked them out of the homes the monacrchy had built for the nobility.
What French social class was made up of nobility?
The Second Estate.
Where were French intendants almost always recruited from?
new, judicial nobility
