Louis Xiv Absolute Monarchy

Analyze English and French Monarchs The English and French monarchies prior to their major revolutions experienced what one could call turbulence throughout their rulings. The corruption, political and serious economic issues strained the monarchs relations with the people, leading to future problems. The tense relations soon bubbled over into radical and violent revolutions that completely engulfed the countries. Louis XIV's successful rule as an absolute monarch, and Charles I of England's attempted rule as an absolute monarch did not sit well with the people, as they felt their voices were not being heard and their rights were being impeded upon. Charles I's exclusion of Parliament, Louis XIV's absolute monarchy and

His talent for distracting the noble class with lavish parties and events they felt obligated to attend left them too busy to deal with the affairs of the state, providing him the perfect chance to make all the decisions on his own accord and effectively allowed him to rule as an absolute monarch. Louis XIV managed to make it a necessity to attend his festivities, where nobles who were absent were looked down upon and question on their loyalty to the king. Louis himself, however, would only attend his parties for thirty minutes to an hour before going off and making important political decisions. Louis XIV also managed to reduce the nobles power while they were busy partying, which would soon prove disastrous during the rule of his great-grandson Louis XVI. Louis also acquired a large debt for France with the construction of the Palace of Versailles. The ridiculous price Versailles cost, and it's gift of debt to France only created more tension. When Louis XVI would take over the throne, the situation would only continue to sororal downward. His self-esteem issues and inability to take action in what he believed in fueled the fire in the French people. The Third Estate argued over its unfair treatment in the Estates General and its lack of representation, and while Louis XVI himself was inclined to the Enlightenment ideals of the time and wanted to help his people, he simply did not have the back bone to go against the nobles and clergy like his great-grandfather. Not only this, but Louis XVI also created quite a bit of debt for himself. His decision to assist America in their war for independence, or the American Revolution, was slightly costly for France. This is especially considering the conditions that were now taking over as famine began to spread over the land and more French died of starvation because they could not afford food. Ironically, the American Revolution would