1. Leadership in France
King Louis XIV (14th)

2. 3rd ESTATE – Everyone Else = 97% of Society
3 Estates Pyramid
KING
1st ESTATE - Clergy
2nd ESTATE - Nobility
3rd ESTATE – Everyone Else = 97% of Society

3. KING LOUIS XIV (14th) The extravagant “Sun King”
He ruled for 72 years – 1643 to 1715
Etat c’est moi (“I am the face of the nation”)
He had Versailles built (vast palace)
He was an absolute monarch
He led France into many wars (to promote his own interests and expand French territory) and into deficit

4. VERSAILLES
800 hectares (2,000 acres) of grounds 20 kilometres (12 miles) of roads 200,000 trees 210,000 flowers planted every year 5.57 kilometres (3.3 miles): perimeter of the Grand Canal 50 fountains 35 kilometres (21 miles) of water conduits 3,600 cubic meters per hour: water consumed during full play of fountains 11 hectares (26 acres) of roof 51,210 square meters of floors 2,153 windows 700 rooms 67 staircases 6,000 paintings 1,500 drawings and 15,000 engravings 2,100 sculptures 5,000 items of furniture and objects of art
150 varieties of apple and peach trees in the Vegetable Garden

6. Marie Antoinette’s Playground
GRAND
CANAL
GARDENS
PALACE

7. Out back – music and fountains point out grand canal

9. KING LOUIS XVI (16th) - write
Took the throne in 1774
Was not interested in governing - indecisive
Often considered the laughing stock of the court
Little understanding of the problems in France
Did not have support of the 3rd Estate
Was also an absolute monarch

10. MARIE ANTOINETTE Was 16 when she was married to King Louis XVI (1770)
Member of the Austrian Royal family (unpopular with French people from the start because of this)
Fired people she did not like
Extravagant
Allegedly involved in the Affair of the Diamond Necklace
Didn’t care about the French, some people mark the diamond necklace affair as the start of the revolution

11. TAXES + NO FOOD + INEQUALITY + HIGH PRICES + POOR LEADERSHIP = ALMOST A REVOLUTION

12. Reflect:
What do you think a good ruler/king/leader is (qualities, names, actions, from any time period)?
10 Sentences minimum

13. WORD GAME France Sun King Versailles 3rd Estate Tithe
Feudalism/Feudal/Feudal System
Paris
Revolution
Marie Antoinette