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![Louis XVII of France](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16976.jpg?v=1701020229)
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Louis XVII of France
Louis XVII of France was the regnal name of Louis-Charles de France (l. 1785-1795), the younger son of King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792) and Queen Marie Antoinette (l. 1755-1793). Although Louis-Charles never actually reigned as king...
![Louis XVI of France](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15556.jpg?v=1705549684)
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Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI (l. 1754-1793) was the last king of France (r. 1774-1792) before the monarchy was abolished during the French Revolution (1789-99). An indecisive king, his attempts to navigate France through the crises of the 1780s failed, leading...
![Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16987.jpg?v=1712053629)
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Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (l. 1747-1793) was a French noble of royal blood. He was the head of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the royal Bourbon dynasty, and was a cousin of King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792). Despite...
![Trial and Execution of Louis XVI](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16466.jpg?v=1702494603)
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Trial and Execution of Louis XVI
The trial and execution of King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792) was one of the most impactful events of the French Revolution (1789-99). In December 1792, the former king, now referred to as Citizen Louis Capet, was tried and found guilty...
![Mauritius Square](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7774.jpg?v=1712747462)
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Mauritius Square
Ancient astronomical observatory near Mezhyrich Village, Pavlogradsky District, Dniprovsky Region, Ukraine. Built in the II millennium BCE by Indo-European tribes. It takes the form of a crab.
![Louis IX and Capetian Politics at Paris' Sainte-Chapelle](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13177.jpg?v=1664719265)
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Louis IX and Capetian Politics at Paris' Sainte-Chapelle
The Sainte-Chapelle in Paris was originally consecrated as a private royal chapel in 1248 during the reign of King Louis IX of France (r. 1226-1270), who was known in life as rex christianissimus ('most Christian king') and canonized in death...
![Edward England](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14648.png?v=1711165803)
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Edward England
Edward England was an Irish pirate who operated in the Caribbean, the Eastern Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean between 1717 and 1720 during the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730). Captain England’s successful but brief pirate career came to an...
![Ten Notorious French Pirates](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14872.png?v=1637639102)
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Ten Notorious French Pirates
Piracy has involved many nationalities over the centuries, but one of the prominent groups in the medieval and early modern periods was the French pirates, who terrorised the Atlantic, the Caribbean, and the Indian Ocean. French writers often...
![Carolingian Dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13841.jpg?v=1645139702)
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Carolingian Dynasty
The Carolingian Dynasty (751-887) was a family of Frankish nobles who ruled Francia and its successor kingdoms in Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. The dynasty expanded from Francia as far as modern Italy, Spain, and...
![Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16469.jpg?v=1699253043)
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Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just
Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just (1767-1794) was a prominent figure of the French Revolution (1789-1799). After his election to the National Convention in September 1792, he led the push for the execution of King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792...