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title: Louis XVI Educating His Son in the Tower of the Temple
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16977/louis-xvi-educating-his-son-in-the-tower-of-the-te/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2023-02-01
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# Louis XVI Educating His Son in the Tower of the Temple

_Authored by Unknown Artist_

## Image File

[![Louis XVI Educating His Son in the Tower of the Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16977.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16977.jpg)

## Image Caption

As a prisoner in the Tower of the [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/), King [Louis XVI of France](https://www.worldhistory.org/Louis_XVI_of_France/) still made sure to educate his son, the dauphin Louis-Charles ([Louis XVII of France](https://www.worldhistory.org/Louis_XVII_of_France/)) on history and geography. Image by unknown author.

Museum of the [French Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/French_Revolution/), Vizille.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Artist, U. (2023, February 01). Louis XVI Educating His Son in the Tower of the Temple. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16977/louis-xvi-educating-his-son-in-the-tower-of-the-te/>
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Louis XVI Educating His Son in the Tower of the Temple." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 01, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16977/louis-xvi-educating-his-son-in-the-tower-of-the-te/>.
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Louis XVI Educating His Son in the Tower of the Temple." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Feb 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16977/louis-xvi-educating-his-son-in-the-tower-of-the-te/>.

## License & Copyright

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