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Louis XVI (16th)

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Supported radical fiscal, economy, and administrative reforms proposed by his ministers.

Marie Antoinette

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She married king Lous XVI, and the perception that she was thoughtless and extravagent as well as insensitive to the poor

Marquise du Lafayette

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She helped launch the french Revoloution in 1789.

Maximillion Robspierre

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It was during this period that a little-known lawyer and Deputy of the National Convention, Maximilien Robespierre, began his rapid ascent to power. Known early on as “the incorruptible,” Robespierre's fierce dedication to the principles of the revolution made him a popular figure.

Jacques Necker

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Jacques Necker was finance minister to King Louis XVI of France, known for making French finances public with his Compte Rendu au Roi (Report to the King) and for overseeing the meeting of the Estates-General, the opening event of the French Revolution.

Jacobins

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left-wing revolutionaries who aimed to end the reign of King Louis XVI and establish a French republic.

sans-culottes

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The sans-culottes (French: [sɑ̃kylɔt]; lit. 'without breeches') were the common people of the lower classes in late 18th-century France, a great many of whom became radical and militant partisans of the French Revolution in response to their poor quality of life under the Ancien Régime.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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Napoleon was called back to Paris to defend the government as another royalist uprising erupted. Through strategic commanding and deployment of cannons on city streets, he helped eliminate the uprising in 1795. He then secured the authority of the new French government with its five members, one of whom was Barras.