High taxation was put among the commoners, which is about fifty percent of their income. Such amount of taxes were put as stake to fulfill King Louis the 16th, luxurious desires. An example would be the enrichment of the palace of Versailles, which were made of gold plates, mainly funded by the citizen's taxes. Another example, would be Maria Antoinette, King Louis the 16th wife who often gambles and ruled as an poor leader. As an monarch, she didn't care about the famine and imposed taxes on the Third Estate. At the rise of the French revolution France was put into a state of high debts and
High taxation was put among the commoners, which is about fifty percent of their income. Such amount of taxes were put as stake to fulfill King Louis the 16th, luxurious desires. An example would be the enrichment of the palace of Versailles, which were made of gold plates, mainly funded by the citizen's taxes. Another example, would be Maria Antoinette, King Louis the 16th wife who often gambles and ruled as an poor leader. As an monarch, she didn't care about the famine and imposed taxes on the Third Estate. At the rise of the French revolution France was put into a state of high debts and