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5 days ago · Heir of the body to the King of France. Successively in this period: Louis-Auguste (1769–74), grandson of Louis XV who became Louis XVI; and Louis-Charles (1785–95), declared King as Louis XVII in January 1793.
3 days ago · Louis XVIII — né le 17 novembre 1755 à Versailles sous le nom de Louis Stanislas Xavier de France et par ailleurs comte de Provence (1755-1795) — est roi de France et de Navarre du 6 avril 1814 au 20 mars 1815 puis du 8 juillet 1815 à sa mort, le 16 septembre 1824, à Paris.
Louis VIII, king of France from 1223 to 1226, is not a monarch who has drawn significant attention from historians. His reign of just three years stands trapped between the nearly 43-year reign of his father, Philip Augustus, and the nearly 44-year reign of his son, Louis IX (later Saint Louis).
5 days ago · Presents essays covering the history of the French Revolution, covering important figures of the era, historical events, a selection of primary documents, and an annotated bibliography.
1 day ago · Louis XVII became the Dauphin (the eldest son of the King) of France at four following the French Revolution. His tragic life, spent mostly in captivity, marked the end of the direct Bourbon line ...
2 days ago · The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.
2 days ago · The last crowned 'Louis' was Louis XVIII, who reigned from 1814-24. He was the grandson of Louis XV and a brother of Louis XVI, who was executed in the course of the French Revolution.
