Monday, November 17, 2008

Louis XVI and the Clergy

The successes of King Louis XVI foreign and domestic policies were not of the best. At the beginning of his reign he wanted everyone to convert back to Catholicism. Which some agreed to doing as he paid them off. But, others were forced because of the next step he took which was sending troops into their homes and forcing them to convert back.

2 comments:

miranda1220 said...

Louis XVI was a very selfish leader who never considered how his actions would affect the poeple under his reign. He used his power to complete his own agenda rather than concerning himself with the problems at hand. He could have been an effective and respectable leader if he had only considered the consequenses of his actions.

twilliams said...

I agree with you in terms of his treatment towards the clergy. I felt that he didn't really care much for the clergy as a group, because he never made any focus or decisions to help the clergy or merely acknowledge them.