Louis XVI10 October 1789
The evolving constitutional settlement recast Louis XVI as King of the French rather than ruler solely by dynastic right.
France · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The evolving constitutional settlement recast Louis XVI as King of the French rather than ruler solely by dynastic right.
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