Louis XVI Biography and Timeline

Marriage

Marries Marie Antoinette

Succession

Succeeds as King of France

Role range: 1774-1792

Parlement

Louis recalls the Paris Parlement

Role range: 1774-1792

Famine

Famine in Paris, April-May

Role range: 1774-1792

Coronation of Louis XVI

Louis XVI failed to escape France in support of the emigres through the north east frontier.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Coronation of Louis XVI

Louis XVI was crowned King of France at Reims Cathedral.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Coronation

Fails to escape France in support of the emigres through the north east frontier

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Alliance Louis XVI and to the American revolutionaries

Consigns military aid to the American revolutionaries

Role range: 1774-1792

Independence of France

France recognizes the Americas independence

Role range: 1775-1783 – 1775-1792

Independence of United States of America

France recognizes the Americas independence

Role range: 1775-1783 – 1775-1792

Declaration of War

France declares war against Great Britain

Role range: 1775-1783 – 1775-1792

Declaration of War

France declares war on Britain & sends an army to north America

Role range: 1775-1783 – 1775-1792

Treaty of France

Frankin meets Louis XVI to confirm the French-American Treaty

Role range: 1775-1783 – 1774-1792

Dismissal

Louis XVI dismisses his Finance Minister, Neckar

Role range: 1774-1792

Parliament

The Parliament at Besancon demands that the Estates General be convened

Role range: 1774-1792

Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles recognizes the independence of the USA

Role range: 1775-1783 – 1774-1792

Alliance Agreement at Paris

An alliance is agreed between France & Holland

Role range: 1774-1792

Alliance is agreed between France and Holland

An alliance is agreed between France & Holland

Role range: 1774-1792

Assembly of Notables Opening

Louis XVI opened the Assembly of Notables to seek support for fiscal reforms intended to address the monarchy's worsening financial crisis.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Dismissal of Calonne

Louis XVI dismissed Charles Alexandre de Calonne after opposition to the comptroller-general's proposed fiscal reforms intensified.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Closure of Assembly of Notables

Louis XVI dismissed the Assembly of Notables after it refused to endorse the government's principal taxation proposals.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Exile of Paris Parlement

Louis XVI ordered the Parlement of Paris into exile at Troyes during the conflict over registering new fiscal measures.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Royal Session on Loans

Louis XVI held a royal session of the Parlement of Paris as the crown sought registration of new loans to stabilize state finances.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Edict of Versailles

An Edict granting religious freedom & legal status to French Protestants

Role range: 1774-1792

Committee of Thirty

The "Committee of Thirty", argue that ancient precedent is not sufficient, because "the people were sovereign". The "Committee of Thirty", a body of liberal Parisians, began to agitate against voting by estate, composed of the wealthy, argues for the Estates General to assume the voting mechanisms of the Dauphine

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Committee of Thirty

The Committee of Thirty argued for voting by head and maintained that political sovereignty rested with the people.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Estates General

The "Committee of Thirty", argue that ancient precedent is not sufficient, because "the people were sovereign". The "Committee of Thirty", a body of liberal Parisians, began to agitate against voting by estate, composed of the wealthy, argues for the Estates General to assume the voting mechanisms of the Dauphine

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Estates General

The Committee of Thirty pressed the Estates General to adopt voting arrangements that strengthened representation of the Third Estate.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Judicial Reform Crisis

Louis XVI's government imposed judicial reforms that reduced the powers of the parlements, deepening political resistance to royal authority.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Estates General Convocation

Louis XVI announced that the Estates General would be convened in 1789 as the financial and political crisis worsened.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Recall of Necker

Louis XVI recalled Jacques Necker to the finance ministry as public confidence in the royal government's financial management deteriorated.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Restoration of Paris Parlement

Louis XVI restored the Parlement of Paris after the failure of the crown's attempt to impose judicial restructuring.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Second Assembly of Notables

Louis XVI convened a second Assembly of Notables to consider how the forthcoming Estates General should be constituted.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Double Representation of Third Estate

Louis XVI's council granted the Third Estate twice as many deputies as either privileged order for the forthcoming Estates General.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Estates General

The King leaves the discussion of the weight of each vote to the Estates General itself

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Estates General

The King leaves the discussion of the weight of each vote to the Estates General itself.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Committee of Thirty

The Committee of Thirty argued for voting by head and maintained that political sovereignty rested with the people.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Estates General

The Committee of Thirty pressed the Estates General to adopt voting arrangements that strengthened representation of the Third Estate.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Electoral Regulations for Estates General

Louis XVI issued regulations governing elections and the preparation of grievance lists for the forthcoming Estates General.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792

Estates General Procession

Louis XVI took part in the ceremonial procession preceding the formal opening of the Estates General at Versailles.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792