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Louis XVIII |
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Louis XVIII n (Biographies / Louis XVIII (1755-1824) M, French, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1755-1824, king of France (1814-24); younger brother of Louis XVI. He became titular king after the death of Louis XVII (1795) and ascended the throne at the Bourbon restoration in 1814. He was forced to flee during the Hundred Days How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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An old man, decorated with the cross of Saint Louis, now rose and proposed the health of King Louis XVIII. That's the reason why he didn't put on mourning for Louis XVIII. So imprisoned and tortured was this gentle little heart, when in the month of March, Anno Domini 1815, Napoleon landed at Cannes, and Louis XVIII fled, and all Europe was in alarm, and the funds fell, and old John Sedley was ruined. |
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