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


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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
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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