FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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The National Assembly
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The Legislative Assembly
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The Old Assembly
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The Estates General
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Detailed explanation-1: -ancien régime, (French: “old order”) Political and social system of France prior to the French Revolution. Under the regime, everyone was a subject of the king of France as well as a member of an estate and province.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ancien régime, or “old order, ” refers to the social and political order that existed in France from the late Middle Ages until the French Revolution. Under this system, all men were subjects of the king of France. National citizenship did not exist in France.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The term ‘Old Regime’ is usually used to refer to the institutions and society in France before 1789.
Detailed explanation-4: -The France of King Louis XVI was a country divided. French society comprised three Estates, the aristocracy, the clergy and the bourgeoisie and working classes, over which the King had absolute sovereignty. The First and Second Estates were exempted from most taxes.
Detailed explanation-5: -France before 1789 was an absolute monarchy ruled by the Bourbons. This meant that the authority of the French Crown was not limited by any representative body, such as an elected parliament. The King was responsible only to God and answerable to no one on Earth. This system of government is also known as absolutism.