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Feb 1, 2023 · Louis XVII of France was the regnal name of Louis-Charles de France (l. 1785-1795), the younger son of King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792) and Queen Marie Antoinette (l. 1755-1793). Although Louis-Charles never actually reigned as king, he was recognized by royalists as France's legitimate monarch upon the execution of his father during the ...
Louis 1729–1765 Dauphin of France: Louis Philippe I 1725–1785 Duke of Orléans Bonaparte: Louis XVI 1754–1793 King of France r. 1774–1792: Louis XVIII 1755–1824 King of France r. 1814–1824: Charles X 1757–1836 King of France r. 1824–1830: Louis Philippe II 1747–1793 Duke of Orléans: Carlo Buonaparte 1746–1785: Louis XVII ...
Charter of 1814. Original title. (in French) Charte constitutionnelle du 4 juin 1814. The French Charter of 1814 was a constitutional text granted by King Louis XVIII of France shortly after the Bourbon Restoration, in form of royal charter. The Congress of Vienna demanded that Louis bring in a constitution of some form before he was restored.
Nov 28, 2022 · by François Gérard. published on 28 November 2022. Download Full Size Image. Louis XVIII of France in Coronation Robes, oil on canvas by François Gérard, c. 1814. Hôtel Beauharnais, Paris.
Sep 5, 2022 · Louis XVI (l. 1754-1793) was the last king of France (r. 1774-1792) before the monarchy was abolished during the French Revolution (1789-99). An indecisive king, his attempts to navigate France through the crises of the 1780s failed, leading to the Revolution, the destruction of the monarchy, and his death by guillotine on 21 January 1793.
Louis XVIII never expected to become king. He was born Louis Stanislas Xavier, a member of France’s ruling House of Bourbon, on November 17, 1755 at the Palace of Versailles. He was given the title of Count of Provence. His grandfather, Louis XV, was king of France. Louis’s father died in 1765, so when Louis XV died in 1774, Louis’s older ...
Louis XVIII, 1755–1824, king of France (1814–24), brother of King Louis XVI. Known as the comte de Provence, he fled (1791) to Koblenz from the French Revolution and intrigued to bring about foreign intervention against the revolutionaries.
