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Louis-Stanislas-Xavier was born on November 17, 1755 in the Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France, the fourth son of the dauphin Louis, the grandson of King Louis XV and Marie Leszczynska. At birth, he received the title of Count of Provence but throughout most of his life he was known as "Monsieur." After the death of his two elder brothers and the accession of his remaining elder brother as Louis XVI of France in 1774Events January 21 Mustafa III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid I. May 10 Louis XVI becomes King of France. June 2 Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to let British soldiers int, he became heir presumptiveAn heir presumptive is one who is first in line to inherit a title or property, such as a monarchy, because there is not yet an heir apparent. Depending on the rules of the monarchy in question, the heir presumptive might be the daughter of a monarch (if.
The birth of two sons to King Louis XVI, left him third in line to the throne of France. He was living in exile in WestphaliaWestphalia (in German, Westfalen is a (historic) region in Germany, centred on the cities of Dortmund, Munster, Bielefeld, and Osnabruck and now included in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia (and the (south-)west of Lower Saxony). Westphalia is rou when the King was guillotined in 1793Events January 2 Russia and Prussia partition Poland January 9 Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first to fly in a balloon in the United States. January 21 After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, "Citizen Capet" ie. Louis XVI of Fran. On the king's death, Louis-Stanislas-Xavier declared himself RegentFor the insecticide 'Regent', see Regent (insecticide A regent is an acting governor. In a monarchy, a regent usually rules due to the actual monarch's absence, incapacity, or minority. In the case of Finland and Hungary, military officers served as regen for his nephew, the new King Louis XVIILouis XVII of France ( March 27, 1785 June 8, 1795) also known as Louis-Charles, Duke of Normandy ( 1785- 1789), Louis-Charles, Dauphin of Viennois ( 1789- 1791), and Louis-Charles, Prince Royal of France ( 1791- 1793), was the son of King Louis XVI of Fr. On the 10-year-old king's death in prison on June 8June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. Events 536 St. Silverius becomes Pope (probable date). 1776 American Revolutionary War: Battle of Trois-Rivieres American invaders are driven bac, 1795, Louis-Stanislas-Xavier proclaimed himself as King Louis XVIII.
In 1814, he gained the French throne with the assistance of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand after Napoleon's downfall. Eventually, he fled Paris on the news of the return of Napoleon to Ghent, but returned after the Battle of Waterloo had ended Napoleon's rule of the Hundred Days. Although Louis had hoped to return and rule as his brother had before the Revolution, he quickly realized that the 25 years since the revolution could not be ignored, and granted a Charter which created a bicameral legislature - a hereditary/appointive Chamber of Peers and an elected Chamber of Deputies, to create the appearance, at least, of constitutional government. Louis's regime also allowed much greater freedom of expression than the Napoleonic regime which had preceded it.
King Louis' chief ministers were at first moderate, including Talleyrand, the Duc de Richelieu, and Élie Decazes. The ultraroyalists, led by Louis's brother, the Comte d'Artois (later King Charles X), triumphed after the assassination of Artois's ultrareactionary younger son, the Duc de Berry. The new ministry headed by the Comte de Villèle was thoroughly reactionary.
Louis XVIII died on September 16, 1824, and was interred in the Saint Denis Basilica. His brother, the Comte d'Artois, succeeded him as Charles X.