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The Bith Of Louis XVI
His birth name was Louis-Auguste de France. He was one out of eight children -
Louis-Auguste de France becomes the new Dauphin
On this date, his dad died. He became the heir to the throne. -
Death of mother
She couldn't recover from the death of her husband, and she died from tuberculosis -
He gets married
He was 15, and he married the 14 year old Maria Antonia (she was his second cousin, once removed.) -
Death of Louis XV
Died of smallpox -
He became King
He wasn't 20 before he became king -
The Birth of his first child
Her name was Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte -
Birth of Second Child
His name was Louis-Joseph-Xavier-François -
Birth of Third Child
His name was Louis-Charles, he went on to become Louis XVII -
Birth of fouth child
Her name was Sophie-Hélène-Béatrix -
Louis Convoked the Estates-General
This was the first time the Estates-General had been convoked since Louis XIII -
Louis XVI tries to flee
He and his parents tried to flee secretly to Paris. -
He was put in Prison
He was put in prison for high treason and crimes against the state. -
France was made a republic and abolished the Monarchy
The National Assembly made it like this. -
Death of Louis XVI
He was executed. He was the only king ever to be executed in France.