Louis XVI of France

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    government rule set the stage for the tyranny of the French revolution. Coming to the throne at the age of 19, Louis XVI would attempt to bring the reforms his country needed but would prove too late to save himself and his kingdom as he became one of the many scapegoats of the mob (Louis XVI of France). Indeed, with the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV, there can be almost no surprise that France was already headed toward disaster. War was much admired by his predecessors and the cost that he inherited

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    Louis Xvi was born on August 23, 1754. Versailles, France. He died on January 21, 1793 in Paris, he was the last king of France and ruled from 1774-1792. He was the last of the Bourbon Monarchs that ruled before the French Revolution in 1789. Louis Xvi was first known as the duc de berry. Louis was educated by duc de la vauguyon, and he was taught to not let others know what he was thinking. These led many to believe that he was not very intelligent. However, in reality, Louis had an excellent memory

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    over their subjects by owning all the land in the country and making all the laws. While there were a few good monarchs, there were many that chose to use their power to be detrimental to their society such as having high taxes as in King Louis the XVI of France. Through history, past and present, power tends to corrupt humanity more than powerlessness. The need for more power corrupts a person’s soul. Once a person experiences great power, the need for that feeling continues

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    Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, are both well known for their gruesome deaths by guillotine and, of course, for being the last ruling monarchs of France. Their extremely luxurious lifestyle and refusal to accept the growing anger of their lower classes created the perfect storm from which was born the beginnings of the French Revolution. In fact, it was Louis XVI's very first biographer, Soulavie, who stated that King Louis XVI was "the primary cause of the collapse of the ancient monarchy"

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    King Louis XVI reigned from 1643 to 1715 as a brilliant absolute monarch. He ruled alongside his beautiful wife, Marie Antoinette. During the Old Regime, everyone in France was divided into three social classes called estates. The first estate had the Church, the second estate had nobles and wealthy people, and the third estate was made up from the rest of the population. The third estate was split into subcategories of itself; the bourgeoisie which was more educated and more wealthy, the working

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    XVI, a monarch who ruled as king of France from 1774 until 1793, was a widely known ruler. “Louis XVI was the last king of France in the line of Bourbon monarchs preceding the French Revolution of 1789” (Louis). “In 1774, Louis succeeded his grandfather Louis XV as king of France” (BBC). “In 1788, Louis was forced to reinstate France 's National Assembly (the Estates-General) which quickly curtailed the king 's powers” (Execution). Louis attempted escape in 1791 but was captured and returned to Paris”

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    Louis XVI was the last king of France before the French monarchy was abolished on August 10, 17921. Louis XVI ruled France during the French Revolution and events of turmoil along with a series of unwise decisions led to his execution on January 23, 1793, when he was sent to the guillotine.2 All Louis XVI wished for France was the unification of his kingdom and establishment peace, but his poor decision making and his attempt to flee France led to his downfall. Even though Louis XVI gave his best

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    King Louis XVI was born August 23, 1754 in Versailles, France. King Louis XVI real name was Louis Auguste de France, and when he was a junior status of the French Court, he was giving the name on Duc de Berry. Louis XVI at age 15 married 1Habsburg Archduchess Maria Antonia, which was at the age of 14. They had four children, which are: Sophie-Beatrix, Marie-Therese, Louis-Charles, and Louis-Joseph. They all died at childhood, but Marie-Therese. On May 10, 1774 Louis Auguste became Louis XVI from

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    innocent man was executed in front of his entire country, by means of the guillotine. That man was King Louis XVI. King Louis XVI, who was married to Queen Marie Antoinette, was the King of France during the beginning stages of the French Revolution. Which took place throughout 1788, and up until King Louis XVI was charged with treason, in 1792. Before the French Revolution really started, France was divided by a strict class system and there were three estates. The third estate were restless and angry

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    Louis XVI was born in Versailles on August 23, 1754 and was executed in 1793. Louis was given the title of Du de Berry. Louis XVI was married to Marie Antoinette. Louis had a lot of responsibility when he was even the title of king. Louis XVI had to face the country being in deep debt and poverty. Louis focused on religious freedom and foreign policy. On June 21, 1791, King Louis and his family tried to escape Paris to the town of Montmedy on the northern border of France for protection from Austria

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