write a short note on louis xvi
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Louis xvi was a ruler from the Bourbon dynasty. he married an Austrian princess, Marie Antoinette. he was a despot, hence in his reign there was despotism. he believed in divine rules of kingship which means he considered himself to be god. he was the last king of France in the line of Bourbon monarchs preceding the French revolution in 1789.he was executed for treason by guillotine in 1793.
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Louis XVI
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Louis XVI
Ludvig XVI av Fran
Louis XVI by Antoine-Callet
King of France and Navarre
Reign 10 May 1774 – 1 October 1791
(17 years, 144 days)
Coronation 11 June 1775 (aged 20)
Predecessor Louis XV
Successor Napoleon Bonaparte (Monarchy Abolished)
King of the French
Reign 1 October 1791 – 21 September 1792
Predecessor Louis XV
Successor Monarchy abolished
Born 23 August 1754
Palace of Versailles, France
Died 21 January 1793 (aged 38)
Paris, France
Burial 21 January 1815
Royal Basilica of Saint Denis, France
Spouse Marie Antoinette
Issue Marie
, Duchess
Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France
Louis XVII of France
Princess Sophie
Full name
Louis Auguste de France
House House of Bourbon
Father Louis, Dauphin of France
Mother Marie of Saxony
Religion Roman Catholicism
Signature Louis XVI's signature
Louis XVI (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the King of France from 1774 until 1792,[a] when the monarchy was abolished during the French Revolution. His overthrow and execution ended a monarchy that was over 1,000 years old, although he was not the last French king.
In 1789, Louis called the Estates-General (a parliament) to try to solve the problems. As a leader who was weak-willed and did not want to change the country much, he soon disappointed the elected politicians who wanted to reduce the king's powers. Protests against the monarchy became more common, especially among the poorer people of Paris and the middle class. This led to the Storming of the Bastille in July and the Women's March on Versailles in October. These events caused the king to lose control of the country to the National Assembly.
At first, the Assembly did not plan to abolish the monarchy. But the idea became more popular as rebellions and protests broke out across France, more radical politicians started to lead the government, money problems became worse and foreign governments threatened to invade. Louis and his wife Marie Antoinette slowly became unpopular symbols of the Ancien Régime that people wanted to leave behind. Their failed escape from Paris in June 1791 was a disaster. It convinced many people that they were plotting with foreign governments to overthrow the Assembly. He was arrested during a riot in August 1792 and the monarchy was abolished the next month. The government took away his titles, calling him Citizen Louis Capet, taking the surname from Hugh Capet, an early French king. He was put on trial by the National Convention, found guilty of treason, and executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793. He was the only king of France to be executed.