Louis XVI, the pre-revolutionary period (1754-1789)
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00:00 Louis the Last 02:32 The Dauphin and the Archduchess, Children of the Alliance 11:43 The King and the Queen 20:19 Failures of Politics and Ministries 27:31 The Turning Point: Slander, Misfortune and Errors 34:20 Opening of the Estates General: Countdown to the Revolution Louis XVI, born August 23, 1754 in Versailles and guillotined at the Place de la Révolution in Paris on January 21, 1793, was King of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1791 and then King of the French from 1791 to 1792. Louis XVI was the son of the Dauphin Louis-Ferdinand of France and Marie-Josèphe of Saxony. He succeeded his grandfather Louis XV in 1774. He was the elder brother of the future kings Louis XVIII and Charles X, of Clotilde of France, Queen of Sardinia who was Venerable in 1808 and of Elisabeth of France. The reign of Louis XVI was marked by important reforms concerning the rights of persons: abolition of torture in 1781 and 1788, abolition of serfdom in the royal domain in 1779, abolition of the body toll of the Jews of Alsace in 1784, edict of tolerance of the Protestants in 1787. It was also marked by four attempts at profound reforms of the kingdom (1774-1776, 1781, 1787 twice) through the establishment of an egalitarian direct tax (replacing the unequal taille) and elected provincial assemblies intended to control this tax. These last reforms came up against the hostility of the privileged, in particular that of the nobility of the robe, that of the Parliament of Paris and that of the Court of Versailles. Louis XVI then tried to overcome their opposition by presenting his reforms before an assembly of notables (1787) then before the Estates General (1789). The last years of the reign of Louis XVI were marked by significant stock market speculation, then by the French Revolution which, while taking up some of the reforms supported by the king before 1789, transformed the political role of the king and the system of government of France by putting an end to the absolute monarchy of divine right. Initially, King Louis XVI became a constitutional monarch facing increasingly hostile opposition. Secondly, the king was overthrown on August 10, 1792 by the republican sections and the monarchy was abolished on September 21. From then on nicknamed "Louis the Last" or "Louis Capet" by the Revolutionaries, Louis XVI was indicted for treason by the latter on the accusation of not having respected his constitutional role, of having secretly maneuvered against the Revolution and of having attempted to flee France in June 1791. Found guilty by the National Convention, he was sentenced to death and guillotined on January 21, 1793 on the Place de la Révolution in Paris. Director: Dominique Mougenot, Thierry Bruant and Catherine Mignot - The Kings of France, 15 Centuries of History - Documentary Series - Historical
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