Louis XVI of France

Louis XVI of France

Louis XVI of France ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791. On August 13, 1792, he was arrested, tried and found guilty of treason. He was executed by guillotine on January 21, 1793.

Fast Facts

Born: August 23, 1754
Died: January 21, 1793
Coronation: June 11, 1775
Married Marie Antoinette: May 16, 1770
Named Louis Capet to discredit his authority
Marriage not consummated for 7 years
Had four children

Timeline

1754 August 23: Born in the Palace of Versailles in France. He was the son of Dauphin Louis and his mother was Marie-Josephe of Saxony, the daughter of Frederick Augustus II of Saxony.
1770: At the age of fifteen, Louis XVI of France married Marie Antoinette, the youngest daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and his wife, the Empress Maria Theresa.
1793: On Monday, January 21, 1793, Louis XVI of France was stripped of all titles and was placed on the guillotine in front of a cheering crowd in at the Place de la Concorde.

Redeemed

Today historians see Louis XVI as an honest man with good intentions who was unfit for the monarchy, and was instead used as a scapegoat.

Categories

History | European Royalty | European History | The French Revolution

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Louis XVI of France Background and Profiles

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Louis XVI Family Life

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Louis XVI Trial and Execution

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Louis XVI of France Images and Media

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Louis XVI of France Books and Research

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Louis XVI of France Timeline

1754, August 23: Born
1770: Marries Marie Antoinette
1775: Coronation
1778: Declares war on England
1789: French Revolution begins
1791: Unsuccessfully attempts to flee Paris then swears allegiance to French Constitution
1792: Use of guillotine approved less than six months before being found guilty of treason
1793, January 21: Death by beheading

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