It was June 11, 1775, and Louis XVI was crowned king of France in the city of Rheims. Married to Marie Antoinette, a strong woman with a passion for all things fashionable and self-indulgent, Louis ...

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Local leaders in Louisville, Ky. are trying to figure out what to do with a statue of its namesake, King Louis XVI of France, nearly four years after it was moved into storage. The 200-year-old statue ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. More than 200 years ago, France's King Louis XVI was killed (along with his wife, Marie ...

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A DESCENDANT of former French King Louis XVI has vowed to serve his country “if France wants the return of royalty” amid huge pressure on the government. Louis de Bourbon says he is “dismayed” by the ...

Sick of taxes, a lack of rights and living in poverty, French revolutionists condemned Louis XVI to the guillotine on the morning of January 21, 1793. After a short but defiant speech and a menacing ...

Louisville is wrestling over what to do with a statue of its colonial namesake, French King Louis XVI. Museums and the public are hesitant to put... Removed during protests, Louisville's statue of ...