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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.
[1] [a] An emblematic character of the Age of Absolutism in Europe, [3] Louis XIV's legacy is widely characterized by French colonial expansion, the conclusion of Eighty Years' War involving the Habsburgs, and his architectural bequest, marked by commissioned works of art and buildings. His pageantry, opulent lifestyle and ornate cultivated ...
During the reign of Louis XV, Versailles underwent transformation but not on the scale that had been seen during his predecessor's reign. When Louis XV and the court returned to Versailles in 1722, the first project was the completion of the Salon d'Hercule, which had been begun during the last years of Louis XIV's reign but was never finished ...
On 29 August 1830 the new monarch Louis Philippe conducted a review of the National Guard. The Marquis de Lafayette who had played a prominent role in the events, is shown only as a shadowy figure in the background. [3] Louis Philippe I chose to refurbish the neglected Palace of Versailles as a Museum celebrating French History. He commissioned ...
The last animals were transferred from the ruined menagerie to the National Museum of Natural History, where Louis XV's preserved rhinoceros is kept. [ 7 ] The menagerie no longer exists, although a few traces of it can still be seen on aerial photographs, along with a Sentry box and an outbuilding near the Pavillon de la Lanterne .
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King Louis disliked the premier prince du sang, Louis-Philippe d'Orléans, and took every opportunity to snub him, [128] denying him the title of "Royal Highness", partly out of resentment for the Duke's father's role in voting for Louis XVI's execution. Louis XVIII's nephew, the Duke of Berry, was assassinated at the Paris Opera on 14 February ...
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