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4 days ago · In the letter below, Louis XVIII writes to Charette, expressing the need not only for military action, but also to win over public opinion through a declaration of principles to the people.
1 day 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 ...
- 10 May 1774 – 21 September 1792
- Maria Josepha of Saxony
2 days ago · 18 May 1774 From the Memoirs of the Marquis de Valfons. Versailles Century. May 18, 2024
3 days ago · Later in the 19th century, the north wing was slightly extended (18) by Louis XVIII. From 1852 to 1857, Napoleon III connected the north wing to the buildings surrounding the Square Court with the Richelieu Wing (19, north part) and enlarged the Grande Galerie with the Denon Wing (19, south part).
- Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France
- Royal residence
- 1190 together with the Wall of Philip II Augustus
1 day ago · It closed in 1780 as a result of the royal gift of the Luxembourg palace to the Count of Provence (the future king, Louis XVIII) by the king in 1778. Under Louis XVI, the idea of a royal museum in the Louvre came closer to fruition.
- 10 August 1793; 230 years ago
- Musée du Louvre, 75001, Paris, France
- Laurence des Cars
- 7.8 million (2022), Ranked 1st nationally, Ranked 1st globally in 2022
5 days ago · It is likely that if Bonaparte had stayed in France, the restored Bourbon monarchy under Louis XVIII would have executed him.
4 days ago · The disputes in London between the descendants of Philippe Égalité and those of Louis XVI, including the future Louis XVIII, who only arrived in 1807, make for fascinating reading for anybody interested in the political in-fighting of the ancien régime.
