Louis XVI

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:revolution gptkb:Monarch gptkb:monarchy gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:alliance	gptkb:Austria gptkb:Austrian_Empire Austrian alliance marriage to Marie Antoinette
gptkbp:arrested_for	gptkb:Varennes January 21, 1793 June 20, 1791 June 1791
gptkbp:artist	gptkb:Antoine-François_Callet gptkb:Élisabeth_Louise_Vigée_Le_Brun
gptkbp:artwork	gptkb:Portrait_by_Antoine-François_Callet
gptkbp:ascended_to_throne_in	1774
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:Storming_of_the_Bastille gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette gptkb:Charles_X gptkb:First_French_Republic gptkb:Georges_Danton gptkb:Maximilien_Robespierre gptkb:Charles_de_Calonne gptkb:Abbé_Sieyès gptkb:Bourbon_Restoration gptkb:Constitution_of_1791 gptkb:Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen gptkb:Estates-General_of_1789 gptkb:European_politics gptkb:Execution_of_Louis_XVI gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte gptkb:National_Convention gptkb:Reign_of_Terror gptkb:Tennis_Court_Oath gptkb:Trial_of_Louis_XVI gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War gptkb:French_Revolution gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars gptkb:Marie_Antoinette gptkb:Turgot gptkb:Versailles_Palace gptkb:Louis-Philippe,_Duke_of_Orléans gptkb:Philippe_Égalité gptkb:Tuileries_Palace gptkb:Versailles gptkb:Committee_of_Public_Safety gptkb:Emmanuel_Joseph_Sieyès gptkb:Flight_to_Varennes gptkb:Louis_XVIII gptkb:Jacques_Necker gptkb:Jacobin_Club gptkb:monarchy gptkb:French_Civil_Constitution_of_the_Clergy gptkb:Ancien_Régime gptkb:Bourbon_dynasty French history Crisis of the Ancien Régime Revolutionary War in France French Revolution events
gptkbp:attempted_escape	gptkb:Flight_to_Varennes
gptkbp:attempted_escape_to	gptkb:Varennes
gptkbp:attempted_reforms	gptkb:political_reforms financial reforms tax reforms
gptkbp:attempted_to_escape	Paris in 1791
gptkbp:attempted_to_flee_to	gptkb:Varennes
gptkbp:birth_date	1754-08-23 August 23, 1754
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:Versailles,_France
gptkbp:birth_year	1754
gptkbp:born	August 23, 1754
gptkbp:born_in	gptkb:Palace_of_Versailles gptkb:Versailles 1754
gptkbp:born_on	August 23, 1754
gptkbp:burial_place	gptkb:Basilica_of_Saint-Denis
gptkbp:calls_for	Estates-General in 1789
gptkbp:captured_at	gptkb:Varennes
gptkbp:captures	gptkb:the_Flight_to_Varennes gptkb:Flight_to_Varennes gptkb:Varennes revolutionary forces June 1791
gptkbp:challenges	gptkb:French_nobility Financial crisis the Estates-General
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Louis-Charles,_Dauphin_of_France
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Louis_Joseph,_Dauphin_of_France gptkb:Louis_Charles,_Dauphin_of_France gptkb:4 gptkb:Marie-Thérèse_of_France gptkb:Sophie_of_France
gptkbp:clinical_trial	gptkb:National_Convention guilty guilty of treason December 11, 1792 found guilty of treason
gptkbp:conflict	Jacobins vs Girondins
gptkbp:contributed_to	gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War rise of republicanism rise of radicalism financial crisis in France rise of radicalism in France
gptkbp:convicted_of	gptkb:conspiracy gptkb:death high treason death by guillotine
gptkbp:coronated_in	gptkb:Reims_Cathedral
gptkbp:criminal_charge	high treason
gptkbp:crowned	gptkb:Cardinal_de_Rohan gptkb:Reims_Cathedral gptkb:monarchy 1775 June 11, 1775 May 11, 1774 age 20
gptkbp:cultural_impact	art and literature Symbol of the monarchy's downfall
gptkbp:date_of_abdication	September 21, 1792
gptkbp:death	January 21, 1793
gptkbp:death_date	1793-01-21 January 21, 1793
gptkbp:death_place	Place de la Révolution, Paris, France
gptkbp:death_year	1793
gptkbp:defeated	gptkb:French_Revolution gptkb:French_Revolutionaries
gptkbp:defending_champion	gptkb:lawyer his lawyers his lawyers during the trial
gptkbp:depicted_in	gptkb:literature gptkb:The_Last_King_of_France gptkb:Art_History films and literature a failure by historians a martyr by royalists traitor by revolutionaries a symbol of the old regime tyrant by revolutionaries out of touch with the people a puppet of the nobility a tyrant by revolutionaries
gptkbp:descendant	gptkb:Duchess_of_Angoulême gptkb:Charles_X_of_France gptkb:House_of_Bourbon gptkb:Hugh_Capet gptkb:Louis_XIV gptkb:Louis_XVII gptkb:Louis_XV gptkb:Louis_XVIII gptkb:King_Louis_XIV gptkb:Duke_of_Berry gptkb:Duke_of_Angoulême gptkb:Count_of_Chambord gptkb:Marie-Thérèse_Charlotte_of_France Louis-Charles, Duke of Normandy
gptkbp:died	January 21, 1793
gptkbp:died_in	gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:died_on	January 21, 1793
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations	gptkb:Austria
gptkbp:dynasty	gptkb:House_of_Bourbon
gptkbp:education	Taught by the Jesuits
gptkbp:era	gptkb:Ancien_Régime
gptkbp:established	gptkb:French_Constitution_of_1791 gptkb:French_National_Assembly gptkb:the_French_Academy_of_Sciences gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:exile	gptkb:French_Revolution gptkb:French_throne
gptkbp:faced	gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War gptkb:French_Revolution gptkb:Crisis_intervention Financial crisis Political opposition Popular unrest
gptkbp:faced_economic_crisis_due_to	gptkb:Seven_Years'_War
gptkbp:faced_pressure_from	gptkb:Public_opinion Revolutionary factions
gptkbp:faced_revolution	gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkbp:failed_to_address	social inequality
gptkbp:failed_to_control	political dissent
gptkbp:failed_to_implement	financial reforms
gptkbp:failed_to_maintain	public support
gptkbp:failed_to_unite	the three estates
gptkbp:famous_event	gptkb:Estates-General_of_1789 gptkb:Flight_to_Varennes Trial and execution
gptkbp:famous_quote	" I am not afraid of death." " I am the state" (attributed) " I am the state." " It is better to be a king than a slave." " I die innocent of all the crimes laid to my charge." " I have done all that I could for the happiness of my people."
gptkbp:father	gptkb:Louis_Joseph,_Dauphin_of_France gptkb:Louis_Charles,_Dauphin_of_France gptkb:Sophie_Hélène_Béatrice gptkb:Louis,_Dauphin_of_France
gptkbp:finale_date	May 11, 1775
gptkbp:fledging_period	gptkb:Flight_to_Varennes gptkb:Varennes
gptkbp:governed_by	August 1792
gptkbp:had	four children
gptkbp:had_a_weak	gptkb:strategy
gptkbp:had_political_conflict_with	gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:has_been_accused_of	conspiracy against the state
gptkbp:has_child	gptkb:Louis_Joseph,_Dauphin_of_France gptkb:Charles_X gptkb:Marie_Thérèse_Charlotte gptkb:Louis_Charles,_Dauphin_of_France gptkb:Sophie_Hélène_Béatrice gptkb:Charles_X_of_France gptkb:Marie_Antoinette gptkb:Louis_XVII gptkb:Marie_Thérèse_of_France gptkb:Sophie_Hélène_Béatrice_of_France gptkb:Louis-Charles,_Dauphin_of_France gptkb:Marie-Thérèse_of_France gptkb:Louis_XVIII gptkb:Sophie_of_France gptkb:Louis-Joseph,_Duke_of_Burgundy gptkb:Marie-Thérèse_Charlotte gptkb:Marie-Thérèse,_Madame_Royale
gptkbp:has_conflict_with	gptkb:revolution gptkb:Parlement_of_Paris gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly gptkb:French_Revolutionaries gptkb:Paris_Commune gptkb:clergy gptkb:common gptkb:nobility the nobility
gptkbp:has_title	gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:historical_documentation	gptkb:letters
gptkbp:historical_event	gptkb:Storming_of_the_Bastille gptkb:Tennis_Court_Oath
gptkbp:historical_figure	gptkb:the_French_Revolution French revolutionary studies the clash between monarchy and republicanism.
gptkbp:historical_impact	influence on modern democracy led to the rise of republicanism in France
gptkbp:historical_period	gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkbp:historical_role	gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:historical_significance	gptkb:French_Revolution gptkb:monarchy gptkb:Victim_of_the_French_Revolution end of absolute monarchy Last king of France before the fall of the monarchy Symbol of the monarchy's downfall symbol of absolute monarchy Last king of France before the French Revolution His execution marked the end of absolute monarchy in France. Last king of France before the fall of the monarchy.
gptkbp:house	gptkb:House_of_Bourbon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Louis XVI
gptkbp:influence	Political decisions leading to revolution
gptkbp:influenced	French culture
gptkbp:influenced_by	gptkb:American_Revolution gptkb:Louis_XIV gptkb:Marie_Antoinette Enlightenment ideas economic advisors
gptkbp:investment_strategy	increased taxes influenced by Enlightenment ideas led to the French Revolution led to his eventual downfall appointed Jacques Necker as finance minister attempted to reform tax system attempted to tax the clergy and nobility borrowed heavily from foreign nations called the Estates-General in 1789 established the Assembly of Notables faced financial crisis in late 1780s faced opposition from nobility faced widespread discontent among the populace failed to gain support for reforms implemented austerity measures implemented the Calonne reform plan sought advice from financial experts sought to stabilize currency struggled with public debt supported American Revolution financially
gptkbp:involved_in	political conflicts
gptkbp:is_a_figure_in	gptkb:political_debates French history the Age of Enlightenment French history. struggle for democracy in France the struggle between monarchy and democracy
gptkbp:is_a_member_of	gptkb:House_of_Bourbon
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of	gptkb:political_debates gptkb:historical_analysis biographies
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of	gptkb:American_Revolution absolute monarchy
gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of	absolute monarchy royal authority the old regime monarchy in crisis monarchical tyranny monarchical failure
gptkbp:is_aimed_at	gptkb:revolution restore monarchy strengthen royal authority maintain the monarchy
gptkbp:is_challenged_by	gptkb:Common_People commoners
gptkbp:is_criticized_for	gptkb:philosopher gptkb:Public_opinion French history tax policies luxurious lifestyle poor leadership indecisiveness his lavish spending ineffective leadership his indecisiveness his financial policies his execution failure to address financial crisis his attempts at reforming France his marriage to Marie Antoinette his role in the French Revolution Lavish Spending inability to reform his handling of the famine his inability to adapt to change
gptkbp:is_married_to	gptkb:Marie_Antoinette gptkb:1770 gptkb:Marie_Antoinette_of_Austria
gptkbp:is_opposed_by	gptkb:revolution gptkb:Royalists gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly gptkb:Jacobins gptkb:Sans-culottes gptkb:Jacobin_Club gptkb:nobility the Enlightenment thinkers revolutionary factions sans-culottes
gptkbp:is_portrayed_as	gptkb:Art_History gptkb:tragic_figure various historical accounts films and literature historical films The Affair of the Necklace (2001)
gptkbp:is_referenced_in	gptkb:literature
gptkbp:is_regarded_as	gptkb:tragic_figure a symbol of tyranny a martyr by royalists Unpopular King
gptkbp:is_related_to	gptkb:Charles_X gptkb:House_of_Habsburg gptkb:Marie_Antoinette gptkb:Louis-Philippe_I gptkb:Louis_XVIII gptkb:Philip_Égalité European monarchs other European monarchs Marie Antoinette's family
gptkbp:is_remembered_for	his trial and execution martyr by royalists
gptkbp:is_summoned_by	gptkb:crown
gptkbp:key_player	the events leading to the revolution
gptkbp:known_as	Louis-Auguste
gptkbp:known_for	gptkb:French_Revolution Financial difficulties absolute monarchy Reforms extravagant lifestyle financial reforms supporting American Revolution extravagant spending attempted reforms failed reforms political mismanagement Execution during the Revolution failure to adapt to change
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:monarchy Controversial figure Controversial historical figure controversial figure controversial figure in history inspiration for future revolutions role in the American Revolutionary War controversial figure in French history symbol of absolute monarchy impact on modern democracy influence on revolutionary thought historical debates on monarchy end of absolute monarchy in France financial crisis in France historical significance in European history cultural depictions in literature and film historical monuments and sites social inequality in pre-revolutionary France symbol of royal failure
gptkbp:marriage_date	May 16, 1770
gptkbp:mother	gptkb:Maria_Josepha_of_Saxony
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:French
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Louis_Capet gptkb:Louis_the_Well-Beloved Louis-Auguste
gptkbp:notable_burials	gptkb:Basilica_of_Saint-Denis gptkb:Père_Lachaise_Cemetery the Basilica of Saint-Denis
gptkbp:notable_examples	monarchical downfall
gptkbp:notable_ruler	gptkb:France gptkb:Crisis_intervention gptkb:social_upheaval the Enlightenment period the Age of Enlightenment the rise of republicanism was seen as ineffective public trials. the French Revolution. France before the fall of the monarchy failed to modernize France failed to quell riots lost the support of the military was unable to negotiate peace
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Louis_Joseph,_Dauphin_of_France gptkb:Marie_Thérèse_Charlotte gptkb:Louis_Charles,_Dauphin_of_France gptkb:Sophie_Hélène_Béatrice gptkb:Marie_Antoinette gptkb:Marie_Thérèse_of_France gptkb:Maria_Josepha_of_Saxony gptkb:Louis,_Dauphin_of_France gptkb:Sophie_of_France gptkb:Louis-Auguste,_Duke_of_Berry
gptkbp:place_of_birth	gptkb:Versailles,_France
gptkbp:place_of_death	gptkb:Paris,_France Place de la Révolution, Paris, France
gptkbp:political_affiliation	gptkb:House_of_Bourbon Absolute monarchy Royalist
gptkbp:political_impact	French politics
gptkbp:political_party	gptkb:None gptkb:House_of_Bourbon gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:political_position	absolute monarchy
gptkbp:portrait	formal
gptkbp:portrayed_in	gptkb:Art_History historical films
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition	gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Louis_XV
gptkbp:president	gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkbp:reform	gptkb:local_governance gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States gptkb:Public_School gptkb:military_organization infrastructure development social policies Military reforms financial management public health initiatives Administrative reforms Agricultural policies agricultural policies Judicial reforms trade regulations censorship laws currency system Financial reforms Tax System financial reforms taxation system Taxation reforms judicial reforms administrative structure Taxation system failed reforms tax collection methods religious tolerance policies
gptkbp:reformed	taxation system
gptkbp:reforms_attempted	financial reforms taxation system
gptkbp:reign	1774 1792 1774-1792
gptkbp:reign_end	1792 January 21, 1793 September 21, 1792 August 10, 1792
gptkbp:reign_start	1774 May 10, 1774 September 10, 1774
gptkbp:related_event	gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkbp:related_to	gptkb:American_Revolution gptkb:French_nobility gptkb:House_of_Bourbon gptkb:Marie_Antoinette
gptkbp:replaced_by	gptkb:First_French_Republic
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Palace_of_Versailles
gptkbp:resides_in	gptkb:Palace_of_Versailles
gptkbp:resting_place	gptkb:Basilica_of_Saint-Denis
gptkbp:role	gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:sibling	gptkb:Louis_Joseph,_Dauphin_of_France gptkb:Louis_Joseph,_Duke_of_Burgundy gptkb:Marie_Thérèse_of_France gptkb:Sophie_of_France gptkb:Louis_Charles,_Duke_of_Berry gptkb:Adélaïde_of_France gptkb:Victoire_of_France
gptkbp:signature	Louis XVI's signature
gptkbp:signed_by	gptkb:Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen
gptkbp:significant_event	gptkb:Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen gptkb:Estates-General_of_1789 gptkb:Trial_of_Louis_XVI gptkb:French_Revolution gptkb:Flight_to_Varennes
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Marie_Antoinette gptkb:Versailles May 16, 1770
gptkbp:strategic_goals	his contemporaries
gptkbp:succeeded_by	gptkb:the_First_French_Republic gptkb:Louis_XVIII
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:First_French_Republic gptkb:Louis_XVII gptkb:Louis_XVIII
gptkbp:support	gptkb:Royalists Monarchists Foreign monarchies
gptkbp:supported	gptkb:American_Revolution gptkb:American_colonies Arts and culture
gptkbp:symbolizes	absolute monarchy
gptkbp:targets	revolutionary propaganda public anger
gptkbp:title	gptkb:King_of_France_and_Navarre gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:trial_ended	January 15, 1793
gptkbp:trial_started	December 11, 1792
gptkbp:used_for	gptkb:National_Convention 1792 treason National Convention members
gptkbp:was	gptkb:monarchy a controversial figure a historical figure absolute monarch a patron of the arts executed during the Reign of Terror a supporter of science a symbol of the old regime a historical figure studied in schools unpopular ruler a king who was seen as out of touch with the people a monarch who had a complex relationship with the clergy a descendant of Louis XIV a key figure in the Enlightenment era a king who faced military defeats a king who faced public discontent a king who faced revolutionary ideas a king who lost the support of the nobility a king who was executed by revolutionary leaders a king who was ultimately overthrown a king whose reign ended in revolution a monarch during a time of crisis a monarch who attempted to modernize France a monarch who faced financial difficulties a monarch who faced the rise of radicalism a monarch who left a controversial legacy a monarch who struggled with taxation issues a ruler during the Age of Enlightenment a ruler who attempted to flee France a ruler who sought to maintain royal authority criticized for his indecisiveness married to an Austrian archduchess a king whose execution marked a turning point in history a ruler whose life and death are subjects of debate. a controversial monarch executed during the Revolution
gptkbp:was_a_key_figure_in	gptkb:the_French_Revolution French history the Enlightenment era the downfall of the French monarchy fall of the French monarchy
gptkbp:was_a_king_during_the_time_of	gptkb:the_Enlightenment gptkb:social_unrest
gptkbp:was_a_king_who_struggled_with	political legitimacy
gptkbp:was_a_monarch_during_a_time_of	great social upheaval
gptkbp:was_a_monarch_during_the	gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkbp:was_a_monarch_who_faced	gptkb:Crisis_intervention
gptkbp:was_a_patron_of	the arts
gptkbp:was_a_proponent_of	gptkb:the_Catholic_Church limited monarchy reform in France
gptkbp:was_a_ruler_during_a_period_of	intense political conflict
gptkbp:was_akey_figure_in	gptkb:the_French_Revolution French history the fall of the monarchy the events leading to the Revolution
gptkbp:was_educated_at	gptkb:Versailles gptkb:Collège_de_Navarre
gptkbp:was_executed_by	gptkb:political_movement gptkb:National_Convention gptkb:the_Reign_of_Terror gptkb:Temple_prison gptkb:French_Revolution gptkb:Guillotine gptkb:Place_de_la_Révolution gptkb:trial_by_the_National_Convention gptkb:Temple_Prison gptkb:guillotine 1793 Treason treason January 21, 1793 Revolutionary government revolutionary justice the National Convention a large crowd public execution about a month a controversial trial trial verdict the rise of radicalism in France Marie Antoinette's legacy a trial that lasted several weeks trial and conviction. a trial by the National Convention the revolutionary justice system
gptkbp:was_forced_to	call Estates-General accept a constitutional monarchy
gptkbp:was_forced_to_accept	gptkb:Constitution_of_1791 gptkb:the_Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen
gptkbp:was_forced_to_call	the Estates-General the National Assembly the Estates-General due to financial issues
gptkbp:was_found_guilty_by	gptkb:National_Convention
gptkbp:was_influenced_by	gptkb:Cardinal_de_Fleury gptkb:the_American_Revolution gptkb:Jacques_Necker Enlightenment ideas his advisors philosophers like Rousseau Marie Antoinette's spending
gptkbp:was_involved_in	gptkb:Estates-General_of_1789 gptkb:Tennis_Court_Oath gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War gptkb:French_Revolution gptkb:political_reforms gptkb:diplomatic_relations financial crises political alliances international conflicts political conflicts financial mismanagement the Seven Years' War the Estates-General of 1789 financial crises in France the Estates-General conflict the French financial crisis
gptkbp:was_involved_in_war_with	gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:was_king_during	gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:was_known_for	financial difficulties extravagance indecisiveness extravagant spending his indecisiveness his lavish court life Louis-Auguste attempts to flee France Financial Crisis in France his indecisive leadership
gptkbp:was_part_of	gptkb:House_of_Bourbon gptkb:monarchy gptkb:Ancien_Régime
gptkbp:was_seen_as_a_failure_in	gptkb:leadership
gptkbp:was_supported_by	gptkb:nobility
gptkbp:was_the_first_french_monarch_to_be	tried and executed by his own people
gptkbp:was_tried_for_crimes_against	the French people
gptkbp:was_tried_in_front_of	the National Convention
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