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Early Seeds of the French Revolution

Early Seeds of the French Revolution. The Parlements – The French Judiciary. Once Middle Class appointees From Louis XIV Kept Nobles out of the power structure Titles are based on hereditary Became “The Nobility of the Robe.” Began to usurp power from the king

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Early Seeds of the French Revolution

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  1. Early Seeds of the French Revolution

  2. The Parlements – The French Judiciary • Once Middle Class appointees From Louis XIV • Kept Nobles out of the power structure • Titles are based on hereditary • Became “The Nobility of the Robe.” • Began to usurp power from the king • Eventually will gain and then lose the power of the “Legal Decree.”

  3. Louis XV • 1715-1774 Duke of Orleans

  4. The Parlements Oppose the King • 1748 War of Austrian Succession • Louis imposes a 5% tax on all social classes • Vigorous opposition led by the Parlements • Tax was retracted

  5. The King loses the legal decree • The Seven Years War • King issues emergency taxes to pay for enormous French loses. • Parlements of Paris decrees that the King does not the right to tax • 1764 Louis XV with drawls the tax

  6. Louis Appoints Maupeou • 1768 Abolishes the Parlements • Exiles or imprisons ringleaders • Creates a docile Judiciary • Taxes the privileged groups

  7. Enlightened Reaction • The Philosophes are harsh critics • Illegal publications lampoon the King • Tabloids –Scandal mongering • Pornography • Lurid stories and pictures of the King • And members of his court • The aura of the French King was dissolving

  8. 1770 Louis XVI- and now “the deluge.” • “What I should like most is to be loved.” • Let’s Maupeou go • Marries an Austrian princess • Liked to “tinker” with locks and clocks. • The Parlements of Paris continue to challenge the royal authority

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