All 5 Uses of
Louis XVI
in
War and Peace
- "Louis XVI was executed because they said he was dishonorable and a criminal," came into Pierre's head, "and from their point of view they were right, as were those too who canonized him and died a martyr's death for his sake.†
Chpt 4
- And I," continued Pierre, "shot Dolokhov because I considered myself injured, and Louis XVI was executed because they considered him a criminal, and a year later they executed those who executed him—also for some reason.†
Chpt 5 *
- If the conditions under which power is entrusted consist in the wealth, freedom, and enlightenment of the people, how is it that Louis XIV and Ivan the Terrible end their reigns tranquilly, while Louis XVI and Charles I are executed by their people?†
Chpt 15
- To this question historians reply that Louis XIV's activity, contrary to the program, reacted on Louis XVI.†
Chpt 15
- But why did it not react on Louis XIV or on Louis XV—why should it react just on Louis XVI?†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(Louis XVI) 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)