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Birth
Louis Auguste de France, given the title Duc de Berry at birth. Born in Versailles. Third children out of seven. -
Marriage
At fifteen, married the fourteen year old Habsburg Archduchess Marie Antoinette. -
Period: to
The Absolute Monarch of France
Focus: religious uniformity and foreign policy
Expelled Jesuits from France
Lacked firmness and decisiveness
Wanted to be loved, always consulted public opinion -
Edict of Versailles
ended religious persecution -
Assembly of Notables
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Convoked Estates General
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French Revolution
storming of Bastille -
Arrested
Sent to Temple -
National Assembly declared France to be a Republic
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Beheaded on guillotine
on Place de la Revolution