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| Louis XVI by Joseph-Siffrein Duplessis, 1776 |
I hope you will enjoy this gallop back into the stories of a most unfortunate king.
"I Die Innocent": The Life of Louis XVI
What makes a king?
The Last Months of King Louis XVI
A closer look at the final months in the life of the king.
Maximilien Robespierre Welcomes Louis XVI
What happened when a young Robespierre waited in the rain to greet the king...
A Parisian Fireworks Disaster
When a crowd gathered to celebrate the marriage of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, terrible tragedy struck.
The Marriage of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI
A happy day for the Dauphin and Archduchess.
Life in the Georgian Court, true tales of 18th century royalty, is available at the links below.
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I came across a funny account of the intimate side of his marriage. Unfortunately I don't remember the source. Anyway, Marie Antoinette was not getting pregnant. So her mama, Empress Marie Theresia of Austria, sent Antoinette's brother, co-emperor Joseph II, to check things out. Joseph reported as follows: "He has excellent erections. He arrives in the bedchamber with an erection, wishes his wife the time of day, and inserts. He remains for about a minute or so, then withdraws, wishes her good night, and leaves the room, still with the erection. It's incomprehensible."
The good Empress decided to give her daughter some advice: "Are you sure you aren't too cold and distant with your husband? Do you entreat him tenderly to remain longer with you, or do you remain silent?" Etc. They must have finally figured it out.
King Louis XVI went to his death with dignity and sufferance. What a tragedy that was.
Love this story!
Agreed!
Louis died far better than he ever lived. Like Nicholas II, he was not the monarch for the times, and also like Nicholas II, he was blessed--or cursed--with an unpopular wife.
There is also the story that Joseph II had to persuade Louis to have the surgery necessary to make sex possible--and profitable. Poor Joe!
Ouch!
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