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3 days ago · 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 (son and heir-apparent of King Louis XV ), and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died in 1765.
- Louis XV
Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis...
- Louis Xvii
Louis XVII (born Louis Charles, Duke of Normandy; 27 March...
- Louis Xviii
Youth. Louis Stanislas Xavier, styled Count of Provence from...
- Princess Sophie
Marie Antoinette (/ ˌ æ n t w ə ˈ n ɛ t, ˌ ɒ̃ t-/; French:...
- Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August...
- Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte
Marie-Thérèse Charlotte (19 December 1778 – 19 October 1851)...
- Maria Leszczyńska
Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja Leszczyńska (Polish: [ˈmarja...
- Louis XV
Apr 16, 2024 · Louis XVI, 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...
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4 days ago · Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great ( Louis le Grand) or the Sun King ( le Roi Soleil ), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign.
- 14 May 1643 – 1 September 1715
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3 days ago · modifier. Louis-Charles de France, plus connu sous le nom de Louis XVII, né à Versailles le 27 mars 1785 et mort à Paris le 8 juin 1795, est le deuxième fils de Louis XVI et de Marie-Antoinette. Titré duc de Normandie à sa naissance, il devient dauphin de France en 1789 à la mort de son frère aîné, puis prince royal aux termes de la ...
- Louis XVII
- 27 mars 1785Château de Versailles ( France)
- Maison de Bourbon
- Louis XVI
6 days ago · Louis XII Louis XII par Jean Perréal , vers 1514. Titre Roi de France 7 avril 1498 – 1 er janvier 1515 (16 ans, 8 mois et 25 jours) Couronnement 27 mai 1498 , en la Cathédrale de Reims Prédécesseur Charles VIII Successeur François I er Roi de Naples 1 er août 1501 – 31 mars 1504 (2 ans, 7 mois et 30 jours) Prédécesseur Frédéric I er Successeur Ferdinand II Duc de Milan 6 ...
6 days ago · Mon 6 May 2024 09.49 EDT. China’s president, Xi Jinping, has begun a three-country tour of Europe – his first state visit to the continent in five years – at a time when China-EU ties are under...
