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Sep 5, 2022 · Louis XVI (1754-1793) fut le dernier roi de France (r. de 1774 à 1792) avant que la monarchie absolue ne soit abolie pendant la Révolution française (1789-99). Roi indécis, ses tentatives pour faire traverser à la France les crises des années 1780 échouèrent, ce qui conduisit à la Révolution, à la destruction de la monarchie et à sa ...
Sep 5, 2022 · Definición. Luis XVI (1754-1793) fue el último rey de Francia (que reinó de 1774 a 1792) antes de que se aboliera la monarquía durante la Revolución Francesa (1789-99). Rey indeciso, sus intentos de conducir a Francia a través de las crisis de la década de 1780 fracasaron y condujeron a la Revolución, la destrucción de la monarquía y ...
Oct 5, 2022 · The trial and execution of King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792) was one of the most impactful events of the French Revolution (1789-99). In December 1792, the former king, now referred to as Citizen Louis Capet, was tried and found guilty of numerous crimes that amounted to high treason, and he was sentenced to death by guillotine. Louis XVI ...
King Louis XVI. Date of Birth - Death August 23, 1754 - January 21, 1793. The last king of the Ancien Regime of France, Louis XVI was born on August 23, 1754. He was the third son of the dauphin or heir. When his father died, Louis became the dauphin, next in line to the throne. As the heir, Louis was taught to avoid letting others know of his ...
Jul 11, 2023 · When Louis XV died in 1774, Louis-Auguste succeeded him to the French throne as Louis XVI, making Marie Antoinette, at 19 years old, queen of France. The personalities of Louis XVI and Marie ...
The Execution of Louis XVI. On the cold, foggy morning of January 21, 1793—225 years ago—French King Louis XVI made the hour and a half journey through the city of Paris from the Temple, the fortified medieval monastery where he was imprisoned, to the Place de la Révolution, where the scaffold for his execution was assembled.
Nov 9, 2009 · On January 21, 1793, it sent King Louis XVI, condemned to death for high treason and crimes against the state, to the guillotine; his wife Marie-Antoinette suffered the same fate nine months later.
