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May 30, 2024 · Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, duke d’Angoulême (born Aug. 6, 1775, Versailles, France—died June 3, 1844, Gorizia, Venetia, Austrian Empire [now in Italy]) was the last dauphin of France and a prominent figure in the restoration of the Bourbon line after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814.
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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 (1729–1765) (son and heir-apparent of King Louis XV ), and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died ...
May 31, 2024 · Henry was already King of Navarre, as the successor of his mother, Jeanne d'Albret, but he owed his succession to the throne of France to the line of his father, Antoine of Bourbon, an agnatic descendant of Louis IX.
1 day 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.
5 days ago · June 3, 1844 – Death of Louis-Antoine of France, Duke of Angoulême (Legitimist pretender as King Louis XIX of France), son of King Charles X of France, in Görz, Austria; buried with his father in the church of the Franciscan monastery of Kostanjevica near Görz, now Nova Gorica, Slovenia
May 26, 2024 · Charles’ son Louis-Antoine, Duke of Angoulême and his wife Marie-Thérèse (who, as daughter of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette was also Charles’ niece) also fled the wrath of the French republic and made their home in town, staying at 21 Regent Terrace (now 22), overlooking the palace.
May 29, 2024 · Henri II de Lorraine, 5e duke de Guise (born April 4, 1614, Blois, France—died June 2, 1664) was the 5th duke of Guise whose multiple attempts to revive the family’s power came to naught.
