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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. In 1770, he married Marie Antoinette. He became King of France and Navarre on his grandfather's death on 10 May 1774, [5] and reigned until the abolition of the monarchy on 21 ...
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
Statue of King Louis XVI given to the city of Louisville by its French sister city, Montpellier. The influence of those of French ancestry on Louisville, Kentucky, USA and the surrounding area, especially New Albany, Indiana, began in the 18th century. The city was named for King Louis XVI of France. Before Louisville was established, the site ...
The Iroquois wars and diseases were the leading causes of death in the French colony. In 1663 when Louis XIV provided the Royal Government, the population of New France was only 2,500 European inhabitants. That year, to increase the population, Louis XIV sent between 800 and 900 'King's Daughters' to become the wives of French settlers. The ...
The king's ministers, named by him and excluded from the Assembly, were mostly persons of little mark. Montmorin gave up the portfolio of foreign affairs on 31 October 1791 and was succeeded by De Lessart , the previous minister of finance.
16 September 1380 Father died, became king Louis I, Duke of Anjou, 1368–1372, uncle Louis, 1372–1380, brother Charles VI: Louis: Heir presumptive Brother 16 September 1380 Brother became king 25 September 1386 Son born to king Louis I, Duke of Anjou, 1380–1384, uncle Louis II, Duke of Anjou, 1384–1386, 1st cousin Charles, Dauphin of France
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Louis XVI and his family being transferred to the Temple Prison on 13 August 1792. Engraving by Jacques François Joseph Swebach-Desfontaines, 1792.. Following the attack on the Tuileries Palace during the insurrection of 10 August 1792, King Louis XVI was imprisoned at the Temple Prison in Paris, along with his wife Marie Antoinette, their two children and his younger sister Élisabeth.