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Louis XVIII of France

1755 - 1824

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Louis XVIII (Louis Stanislas Xavier; 17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824), known as the Desired (French: le Désiré), was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815. Before his reign, he spent 23 years in exile from France beginning in 1791, during the French Revolution and the First French Empire. Until his accession to the throne of France, he held the title of Count of Provence as brother of King Louis XVI, the last king of the Ancien Régime. On 21 September 1792, the National Convention abolished the monarchy and deposed Louis XVI, who was later executed by guillotine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis XVIII of France is the 148th most popular politician (up from 340th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from France (up from 141st in 2019) and the 12th most popular French Politician.

Louis XVIII was the King of France from 1814 to 1824. He is most famous for returning the Bourbon dynasty to power after the overthrow of Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis XVIII of France ranks 148 out of 19,576. Before him are George W. Bush, Philip II of Spain, Hurrem Sultan, Hassanal Bolkiah, Hulagu Khan, and Murad II. After him are Sulla, Claudius, Hadrian, Pontius Pilate, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, and Rodrigo Duterte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1755, Louis XVIII of France ranks 2. Before him is Marie Antoinette. After him are Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Paul Barras, Axel von Fersen the Younger, Alexander Hamilton, Samuel Hahnemann, Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, James Parkinson, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Georges Couthon, and Anthony of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1824, Louis XVIII of France ranks 1. After him are Lord Byron, Théodore Géricault, Eugène de Beauharnais, Anne Catherine Emmerich, Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia, Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, James Parkinson, Agustín de Iturbide, Giovanni Battista Viotti, Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, and Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis XVIII of France ranks 40 out of 6,770. Before him are Coco Chanel (1883), John Calvin (1509), Louis XIII of France (1601), Paul Gauguin (1848), Émile Durkheim (1858), and Napoleon III (1808). After him are Claudius (-10), Simone de Beauvoir (1908), Charles Baudelaire (1821), Marcel Proust (1871), Henry IV of France (1553), and Pierre Curie (1859).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis XVIII of France ranks 12. Before him are Louis XV of France (1710), Edward IV of England (1442), Caracalla (188), Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122), Louis XIII of France (1601), and Napoleon III (1808). After him are Claudius (-10), Henry IV of France (1553), Philip IV of France (1268), Napoleon II (1811), Louis XVII of France (1785), and Cardinal Richelieu (1585).

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