Individuals Flashcards
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King Louis XVI
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- Ascended to the throne in May 1774
- Second born son of Louis, heir to Louis XV
- ‘I feel as though the universe is going to fall in upon me’ (Johnson)
- Not respected by the nobility
- Unable to make decisions
- Parlement Revolt
- Estates-General
- Royal Session
- Necker’s Dismissal
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Marie Antoinette
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- Born in Austria; demonised
- Married Louis at age 14
- Luxurious lifestyle; ‘madame deficit’
- Sex scandals and difficulty in producing an heir
- Meddling in politics
- Became a scapegoat for inequalities of the old regime
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Jacques Necker
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- Born in Switzerland
- Common man; merit in action
- Was recognised for his ‘opulence as a banker’ (Dole)
- Challenges established order
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Emmanual Joseph Sieyes (Abbe Sieyes)
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- Author of ‘What is the Third Estate?’
- Member of the Society of Thirty
- Deputy for Third Estate in Estates General
- Was apart of the first estate; Clergy
- Drafted the Tennis Court Oath
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Mirabeau
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- Declared war on ‘privileges and the privileged’
- Member of the Society of Thirty
- Unofficial spokesperson for National Assembly
- 23 June 1789: defied King’s order at Seance Royale to meet separately in E-G
- Supporter of a constitutional monarchy
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Lafayette
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- Born to a noble family
- Became the ‘hero of two worlds’ (Fenwick and Anderson)
- Had “the spirit of revolution” (Fenwick and Anderson)
- Volunteered to join American - Revolutionaries in 177
- Commander of National Guard and key drafter of DORMAC
- Commander-in-chief of National guard
- Failed to control October Day’s mob
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Camille Desmoulins
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- French journalist (bourgeois)
- Representative of the Third Estate
- Member of National Assembly
- Contributor to Tennis Court Oath
- July 11; called ‘to arms, to arms’ ; inviting the citizens o collect their weapons and fight for their rights
- 18 July 1789: published the pamphlet Free France
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Duc D’Orleans
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- Early supporter of revolution
- One of 7 princes appointed to Assembly of Notables (1786)
- Nov 1787: questioned legality of Louis’ Lit de Justice
- Joined Society of Thirty (1788)
- Marched with Third Estate at Estates General (1789)
- Participated in Pamphlet War
