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Louis XVIII (Louis Stanislas Xavier; 17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824), known as the Desired (French: le Désiré), was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815.
Jul 20, 1998 · Louis XVIII (born Nov. 17, 1755, Versailles, Fr.—died Sept. 16, 1824, Paris) was the king of France by title from 1795 and in fact from 1814 to 1824, except for the interruption of the Hundred Days, during which Napoleon attempted to recapture his empire.
King of France and Navarre. Life at Court. From 1755 to 1789. His traces in Versailles. His representation.
May 29, 2018 · Louis XVIII (1755-1824), the restored Bourbon king of France, reigned from 1814 to 1824. By taste and education he was a child of the Enlightenment: skeptical, secular, witty, and steeped in Voltaire. Historians still disagree about the true character and principles of Louis XVIII.
King Louis XVIII was the King of France from 1814 to 1824. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.
Bourbon Restoration, (1814–30) in France, the period that began when Napoleon I abdicated and the Bourbon monarchs were restored to the throne. The First Restoration occurred when Napoleon fell from power and Louis XVIII became king.
Unlike the absolutist Ancien Régime, the Restoration Bourbon regime was a constitutional monarchy, with some limits on its power. The new king, Louis XVIII, accepted the vast majority of reforms instituted from 1792 to 1814. Continuity was his basic policy.
Louis XVIII, known as the Desired, was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815. Before his reign, he spent 23 years in exile from France beginning in 1791, during the French Revolution and the First French Empire.
Jan 4, 2024 · Louis XVIII (Louis Stanislas Xavier; 17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824), known as the Desired, was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815.
Louis XVIII ruled France from 1814 until 1824, with the exception of a brief period in 1815. He was exiled for twenty-three years: during the French Revolution and the Hundred Days. He ascended to the throne at a time in France when the country was going through a period of change.
