the nobility, but the Parlement refuses to register it so the king backed off. In 1764, the same thing happened and he ends up going to the peasants for his taxes. In 1771, the parlementswhich had opposed reform, were reorganized and stripped of their power to obstruct royal orders. Then, measures were taken to tax the formerly exempt nobility and clergy, but were reversed after his death. Louis was finally starting to restore power, when he died. Louis XV, was not a good king and throughout his rule he weakened France. During the reign of Louis XVI, the enlightenment and class struggles came to full effect. For more than a century before Louis XVI, the French government hadperiodic economic crises, that were from the long wars waged during Louis's XIV rule . Mismanagement of national affairs under Louis XV, losses from the French and Indian War, and increasing debt from the loans to American colonies during the American Revolution. When Louis was first king he entrusted finances to Turgot, a great statesman. As long as the king followed his ministers advice the state of the kingdom was improved. However, most of the time he was under the influence of Marie Antoinette. Louis wasalso swayed by courtiers who did not want to give up their life of ease, and therefore opposed financial reformers. They were able to persuade the king to give up his able minister, who was replaced by Jacques Necker. When he became king France was burdened with debts, and heavy taxation had resulted in widespread misery amoung the French people. The supporters of social and governmental reform became increasingly vocal during the reign of Louis XVI. Within two years, however, most of the reforms had been withdrawn. Because of the actions of Louis XVI the enlightenment became vey large spread. The enlightenment was a time between the 16th and 18th centuries, when the middle and upper classes thought that they could change society for the bet...
