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 and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I. After a few of governing mistakes, Louis XVI brought the French Revolution crashing down upon himself, and in 1793 he was executed. His wife, Marie-Antoinette, was executed nine months later.
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He was taught to avoid letting others know his thoughts, which has led to sharp disagreement about his intelligence. In 1770 he married the Austrian archduchess Marie-Antoinette, daughter of Maria Theresa and the Holy Roman emperor Francis I. On May 10, 1774 he officially became the king, but he was still young, immature, and lack of experience. He was not confident, but he was well-disposed toward his subjects and interested in the conduct of foreign policy. He did not have enough power and strength of character and decision to combat the influence of court factions or to give the necessary support to reforming ministers. He reversed Louis XV’s and Chancellor René Maupeou’s controversial attempt in late 1774 to reduce the powers of the parliament which had been undertaken in 1772. Although this change was pretty popular, it was contradicted with the ideas of some other major reforms. He spent way too much money to fight wars which almost led to the bankruptcy of the government. This led the king to support radical fiscal, economic, and administrative reforms, but the Assembly of Notables refused to approve these measures, and the opposition of the parliament forced the king to summon the Estates-General in July 1788 which set the French Revolution in
He was really good in Latin, …show more content…
He was taught to avoid letting others know his thoughts, which has led to sharp disagreement about his intelligence. In 1770 he married the Austrian archduchess Marie-Antoinette, daughter of Maria Theresa and the Holy Roman emperor Francis I. On May 10, 1774 he officially became the king, but he was still young, immature, and lack of experience. He was not confident, but he was well-disposed toward his subjects and interested in the conduct of foreign policy. He did not have enough power and strength of character and decision to combat the influence of court factions or to give the necessary support to reforming ministers. He reversed Louis XV’s and Chancellor René Maupeou’s controversial attempt in late 1774 to reduce the powers of the parliament which had been undertaken in 1772. Although this change was pretty popular, it was contradicted with the ideas of some other major reforms. He spent way too much money to fight wars which almost led to the bankruptcy of the government. This led the king to support radical fiscal, economic, and administrative reforms, but the Assembly of Notables refused to approve these measures, and the opposition of the parliament forced the king to summon the Estates-General in July 1788 which set the French Revolution in