History: French Revolution: Social and Economic causes for French Revolution

A. The king -1789 Loius XVI -Married to Marie Antoinette (Austria) -Lived in luxury at palace of Versailles -Believed in the "Divine right" of kings (g-d had put him on this earth as his representative on the throne) -Only G-d could remove him from the throne. The people could not remove him. In theory he ruled as absolute power (absolute Monarch) - monarchy in which kings power is unlimited. - Legislative - the Estate General (…

…of edict of Nantes - ( Hugvends lived in walled cities to protect them from the Catholics) This revocation of freedom of religion led to exodus of thousands of hugvenots (Protestants) and this prevented growth of industry in France. 5)Weak financial System: tax exemption -Those who could pay did not therefore France deprived of income. -Tax Collection - Tax collectors corrupt and often pocketed parts of taxes. They made huge profits but country deprived of income