French revolution leaders biography for kids

Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI were responsible for the revolution.

Marie Antoinette was sent over to marry Louis XVI in April , at the very young age of She then became the Dauphine (literally meaning &#;dolphin&#;) of France.

A picture of Marie Antoinette holding a rose.

The causes of the revolution

There are many causes of the revolution, all of which directly lead back to Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI.
One of the many causes was due to the Caste System (a system they had in France to rank everyone of their status.)

• The First Estate was made up of priests (the head of their church, basically.) They paid no taxes.
• The Second Estate were made up of nobles, who were basically people who lived in grand houses, had their own title and could hunt on whoever&#;s land they wished.

  They paid no taxes.

• The Third Estate was made up of peasants and middle classes, who worked in jobs such as doctors. They had to pay all the taxes. In fact, they had to pay so many taxes t