Louis XIV 2

Louis XVI began his reign with absolute power, however he ruled at a time when changes were being demanded and ultimately revolution occurred. Louis’ power slowly began to decline and on October 10, 1784 he signed a constitution forced upon him by the French Assembly, which limited his power and made him no more than a salaried figurehead who could be convicted of treason (Furneuax 12). On June 20, 1791 Louis made an unsuccessful attempt to regain his power, but …

…time in France and because of this he was overthrown. Unlike his great grandfather Louis XIV, Louis XVI did not rule with absolute power even before he signed the constitution limiting his power, and his wife Marie-Antoinette made many of the decisions, finally when the people found out that their hated queen was running the kingdom it angered them. Louis XVI was the wrong to put in power during such a volatile time in France.