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- 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
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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.
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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.
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Louis XVI of France Questions
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Louis XVI as King of France
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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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Louis XVI of France Satire, Trivia and Humor
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Since everyone is bashing the France football team: Eric Cantona called Raymond Domenech the dumbest coach of France since Louis XVI :D
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King Henry III of France, Louis XVI of France and Napoleon all suffered from ailurophobia--fear of cats.
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@BXGD During times of extreme financial and other peril, France wanted a King. Instead she got Louis XVI. We want a President, instead....
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