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Louis XVIII — King of France of the Restoration, brother of Louis XVI, 1755–1824
Louis XVI’s younger brother, an émigré for a quarter-century, he reigned after the fall of the Empire and died a king — the last French sovereign to die on the throne. (Editorial synthesis)
2 offices are recorded for Louis XVIII: throne of France (from 1814 to 1815, Napoleon’s return) and throne of France (from 1815 to 1824, his death). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Louis XVIII was born on 17 November 1755. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Louis XVIII was born in Versailles. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Louis XVIII died on 16 September 1824. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Louis XVIII died in Paris. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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