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Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died in 1765. In 1770, he married Marie Antoinette. He became King of France and Navarre on his paternal grandfather's death on 10 May 1774, and reigned until the abolition of the monarchy…
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politics · King of France from 1774 to 1792 · politician · ruler · art collector · monarch · also Louis XVI of France, Louis XVI, Louis I of Navarre, Louis Capet, France
Born 23 August 1754 · Died 21 January 1793 · Q7732
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2026· 6 entries
Sortir à Paris: Guided tours to the heart of Monsieur's Farm, Louis XVI's brother, for Heritage Days 2026.
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“s brother Joseph II; and during the time he was supposed to have had the operation, his journal records him hunting almost every day, which would not have been possible for weeks after circumcision. The couple”
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The Guardian: Hundreds arrested on suspicion of arson in France as wildfires rage across Europe
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BBC: France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s
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SLDinfo.com: Remembering the Village d’Auteuil: Franklin and the American Debt to France for American Independence
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2012· 1 entry
After a DNA comparison linked blood thought to be from Louis XVI's beheading to DNA taken from tissue samples originating from what was long thought to be the mummified head of his ancestor, Henry IV of France
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1820· 1 entry
However, a memorandum of the Sacred Congregation of Rites in Rome, declaring the impossibility of proving that Louis had been executed for religious rather than political reasons, put an end to hopes of canonization
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1815· 1 entry
Louis XVIII had the remains of his brother Louis XVI and of his sister-in-law Marie Antoinette transferred and buried in the Basilica of St Denis, the Royal necropolis of the Kings and Queens of France
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1793· 12 entries
Died 1793-01-21.
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“É uma revolta?" (Ao ser informado sobre a queda da Bastilha, em 14 de julho de 1789)”
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“Não, senhor, é uma revolução". (Duque de Liancourt, político francês, em resposta ao rei)”
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“Opis: mowa wygłoszona w Konwencji 3 grudnia 1792.”
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“È una rivolta?» «No, Sire, è una rivoluzione”
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“C'est una révolte?» «Non, Sire, C'est une révolution”
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“in Déclaration du Roi adressée à tous les Français, à sa sortie de Paris”
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“[Ultime parole] Muoio innocente di tutti i crimini di cui mi accusano; perdono coloro che hanno causato la mia morte e spero che il mio sangue non debba mai ricadere sulla Francia.”
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“You can always rely on my affection... I am most satisfied, I agree to the establishment of the citizens' guard... Monsieur Bailly, I am very glad that you should be Mayor and M. de La Fayette commander-in-chief.”
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“[Su Maria Antonietta] Se soltanto il popolo si rendesse conto di quanto è diventata grande nella disgrazia, dovrebbe riverirla e amarla invece di credere a tutte le cattiverie e le menzogne che sono state messe in giro dai suoi nemici. (citato in Joan Haslip, Maria Antonietta)”
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“Louis XVI's stumbling impromptu remarks at the Hôtel de Ville, The Taking of the Bastille: July 14th, 1789, ch. X”
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“Oh giorno trionfale per Luigi! Dio gli ha dato la pazienza nella persecuzione, la vittoria nel supplizio! Noi abbiamo la ferma fiducia che tu hai felicemente cambiato una caduca corona regale e i gigli, che in breve sfioriscono, con un'altra corona perenne, intessuta dagli Angeli con gigli immortali. (Papa Pio VI)”
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1791· 1 entry
Career landmark: King of the French (1791–1792).
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1774· 2 entries
Career landmark: French co-prince of Andorra (1774–1792).
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Career landmark: King of France and Navarre (1774–1791).
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1761· 1 entry
Won Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1761).
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1757· 1 entry
Career landmark: Grand Master of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem (1757–1772).
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1754· 1 entry
Born 1754-08-23.
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