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May 29, 2024 · Louis-Stanislas-Xavier, younger brother of Louis XVI, later ruled as Louis XVIII (1814–24). More liberal than his brothers, Provence was no friend to reform before 1789. He left the country in June 1791, establishing a royalist center at Coblentz.
3 days ago · Louis XVIII, 1815-1824, still the same younger brother of Louis XVI. Charles X 1824-1830 – AND another younger brother of Louis XVI. Revolution of 1830 – anticipated in the final chapters of Stendhal’s The Red and the Black, referenced in The Count of Monte Cristo, and meticulously depicted in Les Misérables
May 19, 2024 · Although Louis wasn't the king of the modern entity we call France, all the later French Louises (culminating with Louis XVIII in 1824) were numbered sequentially, using him as the starting point. Also, it's important to remember that Hugh Capet, the first king, didn't invent France; there was a long, complicated history before him.
5 days ago · The Bourbon dynasty governed France from 1589 to 1793 and from 1814 to 1830, creating an absolute monarchy that reached its zenith under Louis XIV and was overthrown during the reign of Louis XVI. Louis XVI, Louis XVIII, and Charles X all served as constitutional monarchs.
May 28, 2024 · The brothers took control of France when Napoleon abdicated, in March 1814. Louis declared himself King Louis XVIII, and Charles was Lieutenant General of the Kingdom.
May 18, 2024 · This site is a collaboration of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (City University of New York), supported by grants from the Florence Gould Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
6 days ago · Media in category "Portraits of Louis XVIII of France". The following 31 files are in this category, out of 31 total. Portret van koning Lodewijk XVIII Louis XVIII. Roi de France et de Navarre (titel op object), RP-P-1999-898.jpg 1,882 × 2,500; 1.45 MB.
