louis xvi

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Louis XVI
    n 1: king of France from 1774 to 1792; his failure to grant
         reforms led to the French Revolution; he and his queen
         (Marie Antoinette) were guillotined (1754-1793)

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LOUIS XVI

1754-1793. A Louis who continued the traditions of
his ancestors, but--. Married Marie Antoinette.  Introduced the
turkey trot and the salome dance at Versailles.  While his
subjects were starving he ate pate de foies gras. They objected
and carried his White Wigginess to Paris, where he ended his
reign.  Ambition:  To have been any one of his ancestors, even
No. 9.  Recreation:  Short walks in the jail yard.  Address:
Not permitted to receive letters. Epitaph:  Easy Falls The Head
Which Wore A Crown.