Louis XVI of France
French
Born Louis-Auguste, Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Father Louis, Dauphin of France
Born Louis-Auguste, Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. - AsNotedIn
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1754/08/23 | Louis-Auguste de France is born in the Palace of Versailles. One of seven children, he is the second surviving son of Louis, the Dauphin of France, and Marie-Josephe of Saxony. | Born | Chateau de Versailles | Palace and Park of Versailles | |||
1770/05/16 | Habsburg Archduchess Maria Antonia marries the Dauphin of France, Louis-Auguste, in the Opera Royal at Chateau de Versailles. | Groom | Opera Royal | Palace and Park of Versailles | Marriage of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI | ||
1775/06/11 | Louis-Auguste is crowned Louis XVI of France of France at Notre-Dame de Reims. | King of France | Reims Cathedral of Notre-Dame | Reims | |||
1784/06/07 | Out hunting near Rambouillet, Louis XVI receives an urgent message by Marie Antoinette that King Gustavus of Sweden and Count Fersen have arrived. | Life | Forests of Rambouillet | Ile-de-France | |||
1785/00/00 | Louis XVI commissions Pierre Julien to create a statue for Marie Antoinette to be place in the Chateau de Rambouillet in Rambouillet, France. | Patron | Amalthee et la chevre de Jupiter (Julien) | ||||
1787/06/26 | Louis XVI gives a discreet hand signal to move the foliage at the end of a path to reveal the Laiterie de Rambouillet, a small ancient temple dedicated to the tasting of dairy products, a very fashionable activity. Inside building is furnished with mahoga | Patron | Chateau de Rambouillet | Rambouillet | |||
1789/10/04 | The King Louis XVI asks for his observations of "Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen" to be submitted to the National Assembly. | French Souvenir | Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | ||||
1789/10/05 | The King Louis XVI revisions are read to the National Assembly. The deputies are unhappy. A new delegation is sent to the King who, finally, accepts the articles of the Declaration and Constitution without amendment. | French Souvenir | Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | ||||
1789/11/03 | Letters patent issued by the Louis XVI, promulgating certain National Assembly decrees, including the Declaration of the Rights of Man. | French Souvenir | Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | ||||
1791/09/13 | King Louis XVI issues a message approving the text of the Declaration on the Rights of Man and the Constitution. | French Souvenir | Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | ||||
1791/09/14 | Louis XVI swears in the Constitution. At the end of the ceremony, he signs his name in the margin of the first page of the original copy of the Constitution. | French Souvenir | |||||
1793/01/21 | Found guilty of high treason, Louis XVI is executed by guillotine as Citizen Louis Capet. | Died | Place de la Concorde | Paris | |||
1815/01/21 | The remains of Louis XVI of France are buried at the Basilica of St Denis. | In Memoriam | Basilica of St Denis | Saint Denis |
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