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Louis XVIII of France
Louis XVIII, known as the Desired, was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815. Before his reign, he spent 23 years in exile from France beginning in 1791, during the French Revolution and the First French Empire.
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politics · King of France from 1814 to 1824 · politician · also Louis XVIII of France, Louis XVIII, the Desired, France
Born 17 November 1755 · Died 16 September 1824 · Q7750
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2026· 3 entries
The Guardian: France’s ‘aid in dying’ law comes into effect after constitutional approval
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1824· 1 entry
Died 1824-09-16.
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1823· 2 entries
Won: Kingdom of Portugal with Grand Master and Grand Croix of the Order of Saint Lazarus (October 1823).
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France embarked on a military intervention in Spain, where a revolt had occurred against King Ferdinand VII
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1818· 3 entries
Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1818).
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Won: Denmark with Grand Master and Grand Croix of the Order of Saint Lazarus (January 1818).
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The Chambers passed a military law that increased the size of the army by over 100,000
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1815· 4 entries
Won: Austrian Empire with Grand Master and Grand Croix of the Order of Saint Lazarus (August 1815).
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Career landmark: King of the French (1815–1824).
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Career landmark: French co-prince of Andorra (1815–1824).
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Led to a second wave of White Terror headed by the Ultra-royalist faction
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1814· 6 entries
Won: United Kingdom with Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, 5 March 1800 (April 1814).
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Awarded Knight of the Garter (1814).
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Career landmark: French co-prince of Andorra (1814–1815).
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Career landmark: King of the French (1814–1815).
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Louis XVIII was placed in what he, and the French royalists, considered his rightful position
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The military had accounted for 55% of government spending
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1813· 1 entry
Louis XVIII issued another declaration from Hartwell
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1812· 1 entry
Napoleon I embarked on an invasion of Russia, initiating a war which would prove to be the turning point in his fortunes
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1808· 1 entry
Louis brought his wife and queen, Marie Joséphine, to join him in England
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1805· 1 entry
Reformulated his public policies with a view to reclaiming his throne, issuing a declaration that was far more liberal than his earlier pronouncements
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1803· 1 entry
Napoleon tried to force Louis XVIII to renounce his right to the throne of France, but Louis refused
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1800· 1 entry
Louis XVIII attempted to strike up a correspondence with Napoleon Bonaparte (by then First Consul of France), urging him to restore the Bourbons to their throne, but the future emperor was impervious to this idea and con
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1772· 1 entry
Career landmark: Grand Master of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem (1772–1791).
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1767· 1 entry
Won Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1767).
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1755· 2 entries
Born 1755-11-17.
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Career landmark: count of Provence (1755).
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