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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
York was a town and the second capital of the colony of Upper Canada.It is the predecessor to the old city of Toronto (1834–1998).It was established in 1793 by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe as a "temporary" location for the capital of Upper Canada, while he made plans to build a capital near today's London, Ontario.
The history of monarchy in Canada stretches from pre-colonial times through to the present day. The date monarchy was established in Canada varies; some sources say it was when the French colony of New France was founded in the name of King Francis I in 1534, [1] while others state it was in 1497, when John Cabot made landfall in what is thought to be modern day Newfoundland or Nova Scotia ...
The April 7, 1849 Cathedral Fire destroyed the "Market Block" north of Market Square and St. Lawrence Market, as well as the first St. James' Cathedral and a portion of Toronto's first City Hall. While Toronto had a firefighting brigade and two fire halls, the force could not stop the large fire and many businesses were lost.
In 1967, it absorbed the town of Weston, and became the Borough of York, later known as the City of York. (The map shows this area in red). (The map shows this area in red). York was dissolved on 1 January 1998 and its functions amalgamated into the new City of Toronto.
King's College (now University of Toronto) is established. [9] 1829: June 3: The York General Hospital is opened as the first public hospital in York. 1830: The York Mechanics' Institute is established. 1832: The first post office of Scarborough is opened in Scarborough Village. 1834: March 6: The City of Toronto is incorporated, replacing the ...
Erected by the Corporation of the City of Toronto, 1878." [13] A landscaping crew at the site in 1878 uncovered a cemetery with six remains. In the summer of 1887, a large obelisk, designed by architects Langley and Burke, was unveiled at the Toronto Industrial Exhibition to mark the spot where the original French-built Fort Rouillé was ...
York became the city of Toronto in 1834 and Mackenzie was elected its first mayor; he declined the Reformers' nomination to run in the 1835 municipal election. He lost his re-election for the Legislative Assembly in 1836; this convinced him that reforms to the Upper Canadian political system could only happen if citizens initiated an armed ...