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Before he was known as King Louis XVI

Before he was known as King Louis XVI . Louis Capet or “Citizen Capet” His brother was the true heir to the throne but died as a child Ill prepared for throne Great-grandson of Louis XIV (the Sun King) Enjoyed hunting, wrestling and locksmithing. Grandfather: King Louis XV

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Before he was known as King Louis XVI

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  1. Before he was known as King Louis XVI • Louis Capet or “Citizen Capet” • His brother was the true heir to the throne but died as a child • Ill prepared for throne • Great-grandson of Louis XIV (the Sun King) • Enjoyed hunting, wrestling and locksmithing

  2. Grandfather: King Louis XV • His parents died of tuberculosis • Age 15 married 14 year old Hapsburg Archduchess Marie Antoinette (second cousin once removed) • Their marriage was arranged to cement a union of the Hapsburgs and Bourbons- bitter rivals since the 16th century

  3. Marie Antoinette • Mother: Marie Theresa • Father: Holy Roman Emperor Francis I • Had many siblings including Joseph II. • Viewed as an outsider • High spirited tomboy • Rather lazy, extremely frivolous • Very social • Loved to gamble • Exquisite taste in fashion, furniture, jewelry

  4. Marie Antoinette: • Will have four children with Louis XVI (all but one will die as a child) • Sought refuge at her private domain at Versailles- the Petit Trianon • Very fancy “peasant cottages” • “Had the tastes of an actress, not an austerely regal queen” • Necklace Affair (was innocent but not in the eyes of the French citizens)

  5. King Louis XVI & the Road to Revolution • Louis became King of France at age of 20 • Very immature and lacked self-confidence • Wanted to be a good king and help his subjects • French Subjects: • Severe food shortages • Weighed down by taxes • Resentful of royal absolutism • Desired self-government (like the United States) • Estates General had not met since 1614. • Rising resentment toward King & Queen • Louis= too indecisive • Marie Antoinette: blamed for country’s financial situation

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