The autocratic monarch, nobles and privileged classes brought the socio-economic order to a point of collapse. King Louis XVI was not only inexperienced but also weak and lacked administrative capabilities. The medieval feud society’s oppression of the serf-peasants led the country to financial bankruptcy.It was a period of French philosophers like Voltaire and Montesqueau .This class of intellectuals were inspired to change the face of social life of France . They gave a call for ‘Liberty, Equality and Fraternity’. King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were executed.The product of the French Revolution was Napolean Bonaparte who emerged as a great warrior bringing glory to France and breaking down feudalism in Europe.
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