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Louis X (4 October 1289 – 5 June 1316), known as the Quarrelsome ( French: le Hutin ), was King of France from 1314 and King of Navarre as Louis I from 1305 until his death. He emancipated serfs who could buy their freedom and readmitted Jews into the kingdom. His short reign in France was marked by tensions with the nobility, due to fiscal ...
- 29 November 1314 – 5 June 1316
- Joan I of Navarre
Apr 16, 2024 · Louis XVI (born August 23, 1754, Versailles, France—died January 21, 1793, Paris) was the last king of France (1774–92) in the line of Bourbon monarchs preceding the French Revolution of 1789. The monarchy was abolished on September 21, 1792; later Louis and his queen consort, Marie-Antoinette, were guillotined on charges of counterrevolution.
- Who were Louis XVI’s parents?Louis XVI’s father was the dauphin (heir apparent) Louis, and his mother was Maria Josepha of Saxony. Although Louis was his father’s third son, he...
- What were Louis XVI’s siblings’ names?All of Louis’s elder siblings died when they were children. His younger brothers would succeed him as Louis XVIII and Charles X. His sister Elizabe...
- How did Louis XVI change the world?Louis XVI approved French military support for the American colonies in their successful struggle against the British, but the expense nearly bankr...
- How did Louis XVI die?Ultimately unwilling to cede his royal power to the Revolutionary government, Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and condemned to death. He was...
Mar 22, 2024 · Louis X (born Oct. 4, 1289, Paris—died June 5, 1316, Vincennes, Fr.) was the Capetian king of France from 1314 and king of Navarre from 1305 to 1314, who endured baronial unrest that was already serious in the time of his father, Philip IV the Fair. The eldest son of Philip and Joan of Navarre, he took the title of king of Navarre on his ...
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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.
- Who was Louis XVI?Louis XVI (1754-1793) was the last king of France before the French Revolution (1789-99), which abolished the monarchy. He opposed most of the Revo...
- What did Louis XVI do during his reign?In the early part of Louis XVI's reign, he involved France in the American Revolution, restored civil rights to French Protestants, and commissione...
- Why was Louis XVI unpopular?Louis XVI became alienated from his people by his indecisiveness, inability to deal with France's crises, and defense of Marie Antoinette. He const...
- Why was Louis XVI executed?Louis XVI was tried for high treason in December 1792 by the French National Convention. He was convicted of conspiring with foreign powers and gui...
Apr 29, 2024 · Louis XIV (born September 5, 1638, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France—died September 1, 1715, Versailles, France) was the king of France (1643–1715) who ruled his country, principally from his great palace at Versailles, during one of its most brilliant periods and who remains the symbol of absolute monarchy of the classical age.
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Louis XVI (Louis Auguste; French: [lwi sɛːz]; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution . The son of Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–1765) (son and heir-apparent of King Louis XV ), and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died ...
Apr 21, 2024 · Louis IX (born April 25, 1214, Poissy, France—died August 25, 1270, near Tunis [now in Tunisia]; canonized August 11, 1297, feast day August 25) was the king of France from 1226 to 1270, the most popular of the Capetian monarchs. He led the Seventh Crusade to the Holy Land in 1248–50 and died on another Crusade to Tunisia.
