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| | Louis XVIII of France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19) |
 | | Louis-Stanislas-Xavier was born on November 17, 1755 in the Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France, the fourth son of Louis, dauphin de France, and grandson of Louis XV of FranceKing Louis XV and Marie Leszczynska. |
 | | King Louis' chief ministers were at first moderate, including Talleyrand, the Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, Duc de RichelieuDuc de Richelieu, and Élie Decazes, and Louis himself followed a cautious, moderate policy, hoping that moderation would insure the continuation of the dynasty. |
 | | However, the assassination of the Charles Ferdinand, duc de BerryDuc de Berry, the ultrareactionary son of Louis's ultrareactionary brother (and heir-presumptive) the Charles X of FranceComte d'Artois, in February 1820, caused Decazes's fall from power and the Triumph of the Ultras. |
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