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		Louis realized this and often wished, even before the Revolution, that he were only a common man. His greatest fault was that he was always ready to listen to others and follow their advice.
		Louis XVI became king of France in 1774.
		The Convention brought Louis XVI to trial on the charge of conspiring with foreign countries for the invasion of France.
	www.angelfire.com /va/frenchrev/LouisXVI.html (479 words)

	Louis XVI
		It is certain that Louis XVI failed to maintain the centralization of power; all the forces in France were conspiring to fragment power away from the monarchy.
		Louis ascended the throne at the age of twenty; he was of average intelligence, but was not overly concerned with the running of the country.
		The Revolution took her and Louis by surprise; while she was vilified and hated by the Revolutionaries and the Third Estate, she had no part in any of the abuses of the government or the nobility which precipitated the Revolution.
	www.wsu.edu:8000 /~dee/REV/LOUISXVI.HTM (784 words)

	Louis XVI, king of France — Infoplease.com
		Louis XVI, 1754–93, king of France (1774–92), third son of the dauphin (Louis) and Marie Josèphe of Saxony, grandson and successor of King Louis XV.
		Louis ordered the estates to meet and vote separately, but he was forced (June 27, 1789) to yield and allow the estates to sit together and vote by head.
		Louis was forced to accept the constitution of 1791, which limited his power, but preserved the royal veto and his power to appoint ministers.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0830398.html (875 words)

	Louis XVI - LoveToKnow 1911
		(1754-1793), king of France, was the son of Louis, dauphin of France, the son of Louis XV., and of Marie Joseph of Saxony, and was born at Versailles on the 23rd of August 1754, being baptized as Louis Augustus.
		His father's death in 1765 made him heir to the throne, and in 1770 he was married to Marie Antoinette, daughter of the empress Maria Theresa.
		Having lost his elder son in 1789 Louis left two children, Louis Charles, usually known as Louis XVII., and Marie Therese Charlotte (1778-1851), who married her cousin, Louis, duke of Angouleme, son of Charles X., in 1799.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Louis_XVI (886 words)

	Louis XVI - ninemsn Encarta
		Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France (1774-1792), who lost his throne in the French Revolution and was later beheaded by the revolutionary regime.
		Louis was born at Versailles on August 23, 1754, the grandson of Louis XV.
		In 1788 Louis was forced to call for a meeting of the representative governmental body called the Estates-General, the first gathering of that assembly in 175 years.
	au.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761573336/Louis_XVI.html (492 words)

	Louis XIV of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Louis claimed that the territories ceded to him in previous treaties ought to be ceded along with all their dependencies and all lands which had formerly belonged to them, but had separated over the years.
		Louis was in the process of reinforcing the traditional Gallicanism, a doctrine limiting the authority of the Pope in France.
		Thus Louis XIV's five-year-old great-grandson, the son of the duc de Bourgogne, succeeded to the throne and reigned as Louis XV.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Louis_XIV_of_France (4376 words)

	Louis XVI of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Louis XVI (August 23 1754 – January 21 1793), was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French in 1791-1792.
		Louis' father was Louis, dauphin de France (1729-1765), the only son of Louis XV who reached adulthood, and who died at age 36, while Louis XV was still alive.
		Louis was nowhere near as reactionary as his right-wing brothers, the comte d'Artois and the comte de Provence, and he sent repeated messages publicly and privately calling on them to halt their attempts to launch counter-coups (often through his secretly nominated regent, former minister de Brienne).
	www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Louis_XVI (1037 words)

	Encyclopedia: Louis XVI of France
		Louis XVI (August 23, 1754 â“ January 21, 1793), was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French in 1791-1792.
		Louis, duke of Burgundy (August 16, 1682 - February 18, 1712) was the son of Louis, the Grand Dauphin, and grandson of King Louis XIV of France.
		Louis, dauphin de France, in a pastel by Maurice Quentin de La Tour Louis, dauphin de France (1729- 1765), born in Versailles, was the eldest and only surviving son of King Louis XV of France and Queen Marie Leszczyńska, and thus heir (dauphin) to the throne of France.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Louis-XVI-of-France (4447 words)

	The Execution of Louis XVI, 1793 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Louis XVI, king of France, arrived in the wrong historical place at the wrong time and soon found himself overwhelmed by events beyond his control.
		Ascending the throne in 1774, Louis inherited a realm driven nearly bankrupt through the opulence of his predecessors Louis XIV and XV.
		The carriage proceeded thus in silence to the Place de Louis XV, and stopped in the middle of a large space that had been left round the scaffold: this space was surrounded with cannon, and beyond, an armed multitude extended as far as the eye could reach.
	www.eyewitnesstohistory.com /louis.htm (798 words)

	Louis XVI Restaurant and Banquet Facility of New York
		Louis XVI Restaurant, is a multi-million dollar chateau filled with crystal chandeliers, fluted columns, marble flooring and 18th century style paintings, on the shore of the Great South Bay.
		Louis XVI's imaginative culinary team takes pride in offering seasonal menus featuring the freshest and finest quality ingredients at all times.
		A place and feast fit for royalty is awaiting you at Louis XVI, the brightest star in the New York Restaurant Galaxy.
	www.louisxvi.org (125 words)

	Louis XVI Restaurant Français - New Orleans French Quarter
		Developed during a time when the city was full of young professionals who entertained lavishly, Louis XVI is responsible for educating the palates of a generation of diners and creating a sophisticated clientele that has remained loyal throughout the past 32 years.
		Louis XVI and its sister restaurant L'Escale (1981-87) brought a new generation of French chefs to New Orleans.
		Although the celebrities who have dined at Louis XVI run the gamut from Rod Stewart to Richard Burton, one of the most interesting guests was sports artist Leroy Neiman, who presented the owners with a sketch of the kitchen on the back of a menu.
	www.louisxvi.com /history.html (290 words)

	Royalty.nu - French History - Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI and the French Revolution
		Louis XVI was in the first year of his reign in 1775, the year the American Revolution began.
		Louis Charles and Marie Therese Charlotte remained in the Temple.
		Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and the French Revolution by Nancy Plain.
	www.royalty.nu /Europe/France/MarieAntoinette.html (3739 words)

	Louis XVI, king of France. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Louis ordered the estates to meet and vote separately, but he was forced (June 27, 1789) to yield and allow the estates to sit together and vote by head.
		Louis again had to capitulate; he ordered the withdrawal of the royal troops, reinstated Necker, and accepted the new national red, white, and blue cockade.
		Louis was forced to accept the constitution of 1791, which limited his power, but preserved the royal veto and his power to appoint ministers.
	www.bartleby.com /65/lo/Louis16Fr.html (792 words)

	LOUIS XVI. OF FRANCE - LoveToKnow Article on LOUIS XVI. OF FRANCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Louis was thus unexpectedly brought into the line of the succession, and was only five years old when Louis XIV.
		The marquis d'Argenson writes that at the council table Louis " opened his mouth, said little and thought not at all," and again that " under the appearance of personal monarchy it was really anarchy that reigned." He had followed too in his domestic life the example of his predecessors.
		(A. (1754-1793), king of France, was the son of Louis, dauphin of France, the son of Louis XV., and of Marie Joseph of Saxony, and was born at Versailles on the 23rd of August 1754, being baptized as Louis Augustus.
	73.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LO/LOUIS_XVI_OF_FRANCE.htm (2783 words)

	Timeline of King Louis XVI
		She was the daughter of Maria Theresa and Francis I; and wife of Louis XVI in 1770 and thus Queen of France.
		Louis XVI later gave it to Marie Antoinette.
		Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was executed on the guillotine.
	www.geocities.com /frenchmonarch/louisxvi/timeline.html (828 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Louis XVI of France
		Louis XVI of France (Louis-Auguste de France) (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792.
		The future king Louis XVI was born Louis-Auguste de France at the Palace of Versailles on August 23, 1754 to the heir to the French throne, the dauphin Louis-Ferdinand (1729-1765), who was the only son of the King Louis XV and his consort, Queen Maria Leszczyńska.
		Louis was nowhere near as reactionary as his right-wing brothers, the Comte de Provence and the Comte d'Artois, and he sent repeated messages publicly and privately calling on them to halt their attempts to launch counter-coups (often through his secretly nominated regent, former minister de Brienne).
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Louis_XVI_of_France (2019 words)

	BBC - History - Louis XVI (1754-1793)
		Louis was born at Versailles on 23 August 1754.
		In October, Louis and his family were forced by the mob to return to Paris from their palace at Versailles.
		Louis was found guilty of treason and executed at the guillotine on 21 January 1793.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/historic_figures/louis_xvi.shtml (350 words)

	Louis XVI - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
		Louis XVI disappointed at the box office, and while two more Louis films would follow, the production is seen as the beginning of the end for the franchise.
		Louis IX was hailed as a classic upon its release, and Louis XIV, featuring a lengthy war on the Rhine, thrilled audiences throughout the 17th century.
		Louis' popularity ensures that no one eats for eight years -- but a few malcontents, arguing that their "families" are "dying," seize control of the government and arrest Louis.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Louis_XVI (869 words)

	The French Revolution in the Electronic Passport
		Louis XVI was King of France in 1789.
		Louis was a kind man, but he was raised to be a king and had little knowledge of common people.
		There was a story in France that when Louis' wife, Marie Antoinette, heard that the people had no bread, she said, "Let them eat cake." Marie Antoinette never said that, but it shows how little she knew (and some say cared) about life for the common people of France.
	www.mrdowling.com /705-frenchrevolution.html (553 words)

	Louis XVI : French Revolution : Guillotine : Marie Antoinette : France
		Louis XVI is one of the noted figures in history, but not for the right reasons.
		Louis XVI took power in 1774 after the death of his grandfather Louis XV.
		After the revolutionaries brought him to trial on charges of treason, Louis refused to answer the court and was sentenced to death.
	www.napoleonguide.com /leaders_louis16.htm (153 words)

	Louis XVI
		Louis XVI, King of France, was the son of Louis, dauphin of France, the son of Louis XV, and of Marie Joseph of Saxony, and was born at Versailles on the 23rd of August 1754, being baptized as Louis Augustus.
		Louis XVI was weak in character and mentally dull.
		It is often said that Louis XVI was the victim of the faults of his predecessors.
	www.nndb.com /people/230/000092951 (866 words)

	Louis, XVI Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Louis XVI (1754-1793) was king of France from 1774 to 1792.
		Louis XVI had the virtues of an admirable private individual but few of those required for a successful ruler, particularly during a turbulent period.
		At first Louis supported the attempts of his minister to accomplish such reforms as abolition of the monopoly of the guilds, the royal corvée (required labor on roads and bridges), and the elimination of internal barriers to the circulation of grain.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/louis-xvi (893 words)

	Louis XVI - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Louis XVI
		King of France from 1774, grandson of Louis XV, and son of Louis the Dauphin.
		Louis lost his personal popularity in June 1791 when he attempted to flee the country, and in August 1792 the Parisians stormed the Tuileries palace and took the royal family prisoner.
		Louis XVI did not die in his bed, consequently history is very gentle with him; she is charitable toward his failings, and she finds in him high virtues which are not usually considered to be virtues when they are lodged in kings.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Louis%20XVI (314 words)

	Louis XVI - France.com
		Louis XVI of France (August 23, 1754 - January 21, 1793) succeeded his grandfather (Louis XV of France) as King of France on May 10, 1774; he was crowned on June 11, 1775.
		Louis himself was very popular and not unobliging to the social, political and economic reforms of the Revolution, but the bad influence of his wife in politics caused him to reject the principles of the Revolution.
		King Louis XVI was beheaded in front of a cheering crowd on January 21, 1793.
	www.france.com /docs/87.html (513 words)

	Louisville.cc - King Louis XVI of France
		Marie-Therese was the offspring of King Louis XVI of France and Marie-Antoinette of Austria, who had married to combine their empires.
		Louis the 16th's younger brothers also became king after the French Revolution, Louis the 18th, and Charles the 10th.
		Our statue of Louis XVI here in Louisville holds a unique status as one of a man for whom a US city was named, coming from a French city where it had been comissioned by the man's daughter.
	www.louisville.cc /people/louis-xvi.html (518 words)

	King Louis XVI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Louis the XVI was born on August 23, 1754.
		Louis' first thing to do as a king was to restore the political power of the reationary parliments.
		Louis the XVI was forced to resign as king in 1781.
	www.northstar.k12.ak.us /schools/tan/lite/pol/Luke.html (256 words)

	Louis XVI, King of France
		Louis XVI followed his grandfather Louis XV to the French throne in 1774.
		Instead of addressing France's problems, Louis proved to be a weak man who succumbed to the schemes of advisors and his wife, Marie Antoinette, a daughter of Maria Theresia of Austria, who possessed her mother's will, but not her skills.
		With Imperial troops massing in Germany, Louis XVI was persuaded by his wife to flee France and lead the invasion.
	www.laughtergenealogy.com /bin/histprof/misc/louisxvi.html (612 words)

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