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Biography

Name: Louis, XVI
Birth Date: August 23, 1754
Death Date: January 21, 1793
Place of Birth: Versailles, France
Place of Death: Paris, France
Nationality: French
Gender: Male
Occupations: king

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Biography of Louis, XVI
986 words, approx. 3 pages
Louis XVI (1754-1793) was king of France from 1774 to 1792. He failed to understand the revolutionary forces at work in France and thus contributed to the fall of the monarchy. Louis XVI had the virtues of an admirable private individual but few of...


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Louis Xvi Summary
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Born August 23, 1754Versailles Palace, FranceDied January 21, 1792Paris, France King of France during the American and French...
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Louis XVI of France Information
5,967 words, approx. 20 pages
Louis XVI, born 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. Suspended and arrested during the Insurrection of 10 August 1792, he...


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The Washington Post
Gorbachev Is No Louis XVI
07/11/1989: 801 words, approx. 3 pages
With Mikhail Gorbachev gone, Paris can now turn to the real business of the summer-the bicentennial of the French Revolution. Pity Gorbachev will miss it. It's a reminder, if any is needed, of the peril of reform. Perestroika, 18th-century style, cost Louis XVI his...
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The Economist (US)
The recapitation of Louis XVI. (bicentenary of beheading)
01/23/1993: 514 words, approx. 2 pages
Jan. 21, 1992 is the 200th anniversary of the execution of King Louis XVI of France. Royalists are determined to show he was actually a courageous and intelligent man instead of the foolish glutton depicted by history. THE French have always had difficulty...
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AP News
Today in history - May 16
5/16/2007: 608 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Wednesday, May 16, the 136th day of 2007. There are 229 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 16, 1929, the first Academy Awards were presented during a banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The movie "Wings" won "best production," while...
 


Criticism and Essays
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Essay Grade: 88%
A Unique View of King Louis XVI in a Church Service
712 words, approx. 2 pages
Discusses a journal entry by Marquis de Bombelle describing a church service attended by King Louis XVI directly before the start of the French Revolution.


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