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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 (son and heir-apparent of King Louis XV ), and Maria Josepha of Saxony , Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died in 1765.
The following are the 25 longest-reigning monarchs of states who were internationally recognised as sovereign for most or all of their reign. Byzantine emperors Constantine VIII and Basil II, reigning for 66 years in total (962–1028) and for 65 years in total (960–1025) respectively, are not included, because for part of those periods they reigned only nominally as junior co-emperors ...
A century of Georgia Agriculture, 1850–1950 (1954) Reidy; Joseph P. From Slavery to Agrarian Capitalism in the Cotton Plantation South: Central Georgia, 1800–1880 University of North Carolina Press, Archived May 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
After the death of his cousin, King Solomon I, he became a regent but prevented the rival princes David (the future king Solomon II) and George from being crowned. With the support of Katsia II Dadiani, prince of Mingrelia, he seized the throne and proclaimed himself king on May 4, 1784. Solomon II (სოლომონ II) 1772 Kutaisi
King of Navarre (as Louis I) since 2 April 1305. His short reign was marked by conflicts with the nobility [60] John I "the Posthumous" Jean: 15–19 November 1316 (4 days) Posthumous son of Louis X King for the four days he lived; youngest and shortest undisputed monarch in French history [o] Philip V "the Tall" Philippe: 20 November 1316 [xxv ...
It was signed by delegates of King Louis XVI and the Second Continental Congress in Paris on February 6, 1778, along with the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and a secret clause providing for the entry of other European allies; [1] together these instruments are sometimes known as the Franco-American Alliance [2] or the Treaties of Alliance. [3]
To further the aim of French participation in the war, Vergennes closely monitored news from North America and London, and worked to remove impediments to Spanish participation in the war. [16] Vergennes went so far as to propose war to King Louis XVI in August 1776, but news of Howe's capture of New York City delayed that plan. [17]
David P. Jordan, The King's Trial – Louis XVI vs. the French Revolution, University of California Press, 1979. ISBN 0-520-04399-5. Pfeiffer, Laura Belle (1913). The Uprising of June 20, 1792. University of Nebraska. Trapp, Joseph (1793). Proceedings of the French National Convention on the Trial of Louis XVI.