Important People of the French Revolution法国大革命的重要人物.pptVIP

Important People of the French Revolution Chapter3 Louis XVI Married to Marie Antoinette of Austria He became King on May 10, 1774 His Shyness will be his downfall In June 1789 he and his family were brought back to Paris by protesters Charged with treason in November 1792, he was executed in Jan. 1793 Marie Antoinette (Madame Deficit) Married to Louis XVI (King of France) Married at the age of 14 and became queen at 19. Archduchess of Austria and daughter of Empress Maria Teresa Angry mob of women brought her and family back to Paris She was executed for treason theft in Oct. 1793. She was an extravagant spender, but received a lot of blame for debt. Jacques Necker He was named Finance Minister by Louis XVI in October 1776. He was a good politician and allowed the country to curb its debt. He used loans to help fund the American war of independence made some very popular reforms like the abolishment of serfdom. In 1781, Necker criticized the royal pension system and the royal family expenditures and special privileges of estates and was fired Maximillian Robespierre Jacobin Lawyer and Politician Mastermind behind Reign of Terror in which people were arrested and executed without trial if they were accused of being enemies of the revolution. In July 1794, He was evicted from the Convention and accused of dictatorship and tyranny and executed. Abbe Emmanuel Sieyes Became very famous when he published the pamphlet in January 1789 on 3rd Estate. This essay was considered a foundation of the French Revolution of 1789. Sieyes was elected representative of the Third Estate during at Estates General in May 1789. He proposed the transformation of the Third Estate chamber to a National Assembly. Worked on the Constitution and drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Olympe de Gouges Olympe de Gouges, a famous playwright in France at the time of the Revolution In 1791 she wrote and published the Declaration of the Rights of Women and of the Ci