Wealthy Peasants

Recent scholarship suggests that the enlightened despots of Europe A.More “enlightened” than “despotic” B.Represent a new type of monarchy that emerged in the eighteenth century C.Were affected little by enlightenment ideas D.Had absolutely nothing do with pholosophes or their ideas E.Relished the opportunity to implement the ideas of the philosophes

Revolutionary France Timeline Constitutional Monarchy RepublicNapoleon’s Empire National assembly from National Convention from Consulate Legislative Assembly The Directory Napoleonic Empire

Influence of America Revolutionary ideals translate to France “liberty, equality, fraternity!”

XV Inept, corrupt, couldn’t levy taxes – needed Parliament As a result, abolishes parliament

Madame de Pompadour

Louis XVI Reinstates parliament Didn’t do anything to fix problems People hate his wife, Marie Antoinette