Louis XVI of France: Timeline

1754   Born

1770   14-year old Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette

Maria Antonia Josefa Joanna von Habsburg-Lothringen, usually known as Marie Antoinette; was Queen... 

 marries 15-year old Louis-Auguste (who later becomes Louis XVI Louis XVI of France

Louis XVI was King of France [i] and Navarre [i] from 1774 [i] until 1791 [i], and t ... 

 King of France).

1774   Louis XVI Louis XVI of France

Louis XVI was King of France [i] and Navarre [i] from 1774 [i] until 1791 [i], and t ... 

 becomes King of France France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ... 

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1778   American Revolutionary War: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain Kingdom of Great Britain

Kingdom of Great Britain ... 

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1785   Louis XVI of France signs to a law that a handkerchief must be square

1790   Louis XVI of France declares to the National Assembly National Assembly

The National Assembly is the name of either a legislature [i], or the lower house [i] of a bicameral [i] ... 

 that he will maintain the constitution Constitution

A constitution is a system, often codified [i] as a written document, which establishes the rules and pr ... 

al laws.

1792   French Revolution French Revolution

The French Revolution was a pivotal period in the history of French, Europe [i]an and Western [i] ... 

: Storming of the Tuileries Palace. Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody.

1792   Trial of Louis XVI of France begins.

1793   After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, "Citizen Capet" ie. Louis XVI of France is guillotine Guillotine

The guillotine is a device used for carrying out execution [i]s by decapitation [i]. ... 

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1793   Died