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Louis XVI of France

1754 - 1793

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Louis XVI (Louis-Auguste; French: [lwi sɛːz]; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France (son and heir-apparent of King Louis XV), 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 grandfather's death on 10 May 1774, and reigned until the abolition of the monarchy on 21 September 1792. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis XVI of France is the 22nd most popular politician (up from 24th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from France (up from 9th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Politician.

Louis XVI was the king of France from 1774 to 1792. He is most famous for being the king during the French Revolution, where he was executed by guillotine.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis XVI of France ranks 22 out of 19,576. Before him are Saladin, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Kublai Khan, Qin Shi Huang, George VI, and Franz Joseph I of Austria. After him are Andrew Jackson, Vladimir Putin, Charles I of England, Charlemagne, George V, and James VI and I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1754, Louis XVI of France ranks 1. After him are Paul I of Russia, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este, Joseph Proust, Georg Forster, Seraphim of Sarov, Madame Roland, Jacques Pierre Brissot, Frederick I of Württemberg, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, and Antoine Destutt de Tracy. Among people deceased in 1793, Louis XVI of France ranks 1. After him are Marie Antoinette, Madame du Barry, Jean-Paul Marat, Carlo Goldoni, Charlotte Corday, Olympe de Gouges, John Michell, Yolande de Polastron, Francesco Guardi, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, and Madame Roland.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis XVI of France ranks 6 out of 6,770. Before him are Napoleon (1769), Louis XIV of France (1638), René Descartes (1596), Blaise Pascal (1623), and Joan of Arc (1412). After him are Victor Hugo (1802), Voltaire (1694), Louis Pasteur (1822), Claude Monet (1840), Jules Verne (1828), and Molière (1622).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis XVI of France ranks 3. Before him are Napoleon (1769), and Louis XIV of France (1638). After him are Maximilien Robespierre (1758), Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807), Louis XV of France (1710), Edward IV of England (1442), Caracalla (188), Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122), Louis XIII of France (1601), Napoleon III (1808), and Louis XVIII of France (1755).

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