Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died in 1765. In 1770, he married Marie Antoinette. He became King of France and Navarre on his paternal grandfather's death on 10 May 1774, and reigned until the abolition of the monarchy on 21 September 1792. From 1791 onwards, he used the style of king of the French.
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Louis XVI in our timeline
- Future King Louis XVI Turns Eleven Under Growing Shadow (August 18, 1765)
- France Recognizes American Independence (December 17, 1777)
- A Sheep, a Duck, and a Rooster Take Flight (September 19, 1783)
- Paris Wakes to Revolution (July 15, 1789)
- Women March on Versailles (October 5, 1789)
- Storming of the Tuileries Palace (August 10, 1792)
- Convention Debates Louis XVI's Fate (January 14, 1793)
- Louis XVI Beheaded (January 21, 1793)
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