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The 'cake' story - attributed to Louis' wife Marie Antoinette - has its origin in a much earlier story written by writer Jean-Jacques Rousseau. He wrote there that 'a great princess' once reacted to public unrest as a result of bread shortages with the words "let them then eat brioche" (not cake, but another kind of bread). Rousseau never said or implied that this story was based on actual fact. Nor did he say that this 'great princess' was Marie Antoinette - who by the way was only nine years old at the time and still living in her native Austria.
Whether or not Louis XVI himself especially liked cake is unknown, but he undoubtedly found it on his plate sometimes.
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Louis XVI was also known as?
Louis XVI of France: the Restorer of French Liberty, the Last, the Baker, the Martyr, the Martyr King, the Well-Beloved.
Who resisted the ideas of the declaration of the rights of man?
King Louis XVI and the noblity.
How long did king Louis XVI rule for?
From 1774 until 1793, so 19 years.
Who ruled France in 1770?
In 1770 the ruler of France was King Louis XVI. On May16, 1770 he married Marie Antoinette. At the time he was the oldest son of the king of France.
Which king was Louisiana named after?
Louisiana was named after Louis XVI, King of France from 1643-1715. When Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi Rivive for France, he named it La Louisiane, meaning "Land of Louis".
Who was the French king beheaded during the French revolution?
Louis XVI (the sixteenth / seize)
Who was the king of France when revolution broke out?
Louis XVI, who was beheaded along with his son, the [presumptive] Louis XVII. When the monarchy was restored, Louis XVIII became king.
Did the french people like king Louis XVI?
no
Where were King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette caught after fleeing Paris?
In a peasants hut eating cake
King Louis XVI the Sun King?
Louis XIV
Who was Marie Antionette married to?
King Louis XVI of France.
King whose head was chopped off in the French Revolution?
King Louis XVI
Who was the King of France 1848?
The French monarch in 1789 was King Louis XVI. He became King of France in 1774.
Who was the french monarch from 1774-1794?
The King was Louis XVI.
What influence did King Louis XVI have on the monarch?
This is confusing. King Louis XVI was the monarch, since a monarch is a king.If you are asking what influence King Louis XVI had on the monarchy, you may be getting confused with King Louis XIV, his ancestor.Louis XVI's influence on the monarchy was to have it abolished, as he was King during the French Revolution.
Where was king Louis xvi crowend king of France?
King Louis XVI was crowned in the cathedral of Reims on June 11, 1775.
When was King Louis XVI of France born?
King Louis XVI of France was born on August 23, 1754.
