He was the son of Louis, Dauphin of France ... the empress Maria Theresa. During his time as King, Louis XVI was met with hostility from the French public. As the 18th century drew to a ...

“Let’s not waste time. You’ll do it more easily when I’m dead. Let’s get it over with as soon as possible!” These were the last words spoken by Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, addressed to his ...

Only two of the French royals’ four children outlived their parents: eldest-born Marie-Thérèse and their second son ... 1792. Louis XVI was immediately separated from his family, though ...

Louis Cunningham is part of the incredible ensemble cast of Marie Antoinette, the new PBS series that premieres on March 19. Louis stars as Louis XVI, who becomes King of France and Marie ...

The royal heart has been carted around Europe in a jar A royal funeral has been held in France for the co-called "lost Dauphin", the son of the beheaded ... to the child of Louis XVI and ...

but she finds warmth with her young son and daughter, as well of the companionship of the kids’ governess, Yolande (Liah O’Prey). On Louis’ side of the palace, his younger brother ...

his son and successor Louis XVI announced that the royal family would get inoculated. Included in the exhibition are posters made to reassure the public of the strategy’s success. “As it was ...

The execution of Louis XVI on January 21, 1793, is one of the French Revolution’s most iconic moments. That morning, the French king made his last procession to the Place de la Révolution.

“Louisville will get a statue of King Louis XVI from her sister city ... be an ironic twist to history to set Louis up in sight of his illustrious contemporary Thomas Jefferson, whose statue ...