Louis XVI of France

Kin Louis XVI was the last king of France and the grandson of Louis XV. Louis XVI was born as Louis-August, Duc de Berry: son of Louis, Dauphin of France and Princess Marie-Josephe of Saxony. He was born in Versailles, France on August 23, 1754 and died on January 21, 1793 in Paris, France. Louis XVI became the heir to the throne and the last Bourbon king of France after his father's death in 1765. In 1770, and then he married Austrian archduchess Marie-Antoinette, the daughter of Maria Theresa…

King Louis XVI was born on August 23, 1754 in the palace of Versailles, France to Louis, Dauphin and Marie-Josephs. Louis married the 14 year old Habsburg Archduchess Maria Antonia. They had four children together Marie-Therese, Louis-Joseph, Louis-Charles and Sophie-Beatrix but only one survive past childhood. Louis grew up strong and healthy, even though he was very shy. He enjoyed physical activities such as hunting and wrestling and from a early age it became a life-long hobby. Louis XVI…

attempted this by marrying off their fifteen-year-old, Marie Antoinette (). Maria Theresa, a composer, and Francis I, the Holy Roman Emperor, birthed the future Queen of France on November 2, 1755, in their home country of Austria (). Marie Antoinette later became a pawn of her mother’s wishes and married Louis XVI. CONTEXT ON LOUIS (). Later on, Marie…

Marie-Louise-Elisabeth Vigée Lebrun was a painter, she made historic paintings and were sought after her work especially from women, she was a favorite artist of aristocratic patrons throughout Europe at the end of the eighteenth century including Marie Antoinette, and had a predominant sense of style and skill in her painting’s. The spark of her passion started at a young age with the art’s. She proved that she was somewhat of a prodigy with her talents. In her teen years, her fame inclined,…

Many people believe they know the truth about Marie Antoinette: she was a queen in France who didn’t care about the good of her people, and when told they had no bread and were starving, responded with, “Let them eat cake.” Despite the arguments given, this idea is completely false. Marie Antoinette never said those words, nor was she the villain many believe her to be. In fact, she was just a victim of horrible gossip that got her death by guillotine. Her story is indeed a sad one. “Let…

King Louis XVI was the absolute monarch of France who was known for being isolated from the suffering people of France.Having no intentions to help the suffering only to help himself live lavishly,France faced many troubles such as financial issues and social inequality. One of the reasons France was having Financial issues was because of the government deficit spending which occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in, the other reason why France was having financial issues was…

Louis Auguste was born on August 23, 1754 to Louis and Marie-Josephe. Louis have three brothers and two brothers. One of his brothers passed away at the age of ten. Before the fall XVI Louis was the last king. With the death of his mother and father Louis XVI became the next closest person to the throne. He ascended to the throne five years later in 1770 at the age of 20. Louis had many tutors, nannies, and servants to care for him. He loved learning new things as a child. Such as learning new…

The leadership of mid 18th century France has been described as a Monarchal King, reigning by the grace God, with absolute power over the people, economy, and politics of the Empire. The decades following the seven-year war and King Louis’ XVI quest to restore the glory of the French Empire through wars ultimately devastated the French economy. Many historians state the attempts of the King to further tax the people and subjugate the church were significant influences in the Revolution of the…

King Louis XVI was born on august 23, 1754 in Versailles, France. In 1765, at the death of his father, louis, son and heir apparent of louis XV, Louis August became the new Dauphin of France. He ascended to the throne five years later in 1770 at the age of 20. Louis was the king in name and in power but did not support this authority in hunting and his personal hobbies than his kingship. Louis did not have any interest in the idea of enlightened despotism, which caused his courtiers to view him…

History King Louis XVI Assignment Intro: When you think about the life and roles of a king what exactly do you think of? Maybe protecting his people, ruling his government, taking care of his land, making decisions for his country. There are a lot of roles and responsibilities that go along with being a king. In this paper we will be focusing on a specific king by the name of King Louis XVI. We will be discussing his early life, his reign, and…