Biography of Louis XVI King France 1754-1793
Paternal Family Tree: Capet
On 23 Feb 1745 [his father] Dauphin Louis Bourbon (age 15) and Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (age 18) were married at the Palace of Versailles. She the daughter of Philippe V King Spain (age 61) and Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain (age 52). He the son of Louis XV King France (age 35) and Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France (age 41). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
On 10 Jan 1747 [his father] Dauphin Louis Bourbon (age 17) and [his mother] Dauphine Maria Josepha of France (age 15) were married. He the son of Louis XV King France (age 36) and Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France (age 43). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 23 Aug 1754 Louis XVI King France was born to Dauphin Louis Bourbon (age 24) and Dauphine Maria Josepha of France (age 22).
On 05 Aug 1765 [his future brother-in-law] Leopold II Holy Roman Emperor (age 18) and Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Charles III King Spain (age 49). He the son of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 56) and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 48).
On 22 Dec 1765 [his father] Dauphin Louis Bourbon (age 36) died.
In 1766 [his uncle] Albert Casimir Duke of Teschen (age 27) and [his future sister-in-law] Maria Christina Duchess of Teschen (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 48). They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 13 Mar 1767 [his mother] Dauphine Maria Josepha of France (age 35) died.
In 1768 Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (age 16) and [his future sister-in-law] Maria Caroline of Austria Queen Consort of Naples and Sicily (age 15) were married. She the daughter of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 50). He the son of Charles III King Spain (age 51) and Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
1769. Joseph Ducreux Baron Ducreux (age 33). Portrait of [his future wife] Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 13) sent to Louis XVI King France (age 14) before their wedding.
On 19 Jul 1769 Ferdinand Duke of Parma (age 18) and [his future sister-in-law] Maria Amalia Duchess of Parma (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 52). He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
On 16 May 1770 Louis XVI King France (age 15) and Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 53). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
On 10 May 1774 [his grandfather] Louis XV King France (age 64) died of smallpox. His grandson Louis XVI King France (age 19) succeeded XVI King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.
On 19 Dec 1778 [his daughter] Duchess Marie-Thérèse Duchess of Angoulême was born to Louis XVI King France (age 24) and [his wife] Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 23).
Around 1784. Joseph Boze (age 37). Portrait of Louis XVI King France (age 29).
On 27 Mar 1785 [his son] Louis XVII King France was born to Louis XVI King France (age 30) and [his wife] Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 29).
On 01 Mar 1792 [his brother-in-law] Leopold II Holy Roman Emperor (age 44) died.
On 21 Jan 1793 Louis XVI King France (age 38) was guillotined in Paris [Map]. His son [his son] Louis XVII King France (age 7) de jure XVII King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.
On 16 Oct 1793 at 12:15 [his former wife] Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 37) was guillotined at the Place de la Révolution. Her last words were "Pardonnez-moi, monsieur. Je ne l'ai pas fait exprès" or "Pardon me, sir, I did not do it on purpose" after she accidentally stepped on the executioners shoe.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Grand Son of Louis XV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis XIII King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis "Sun King" XIV King France 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip IV King Spain 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Theresa of Spain Queen Consort France 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Duke Burgundy 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Henriette Adelaide Savoy
GrandFather: Louis XV King France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Victor Amadeus I Duke of Savoy 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Emmanuel II Duke of Savoy 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine Marie Bourbon Duchess Savoy 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Victor Amadeus King Sardinia 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Amadeus Duke of Nemours 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Élisabeth Bourbon Vendôme 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Adelaide Savoy Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis XIII King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Dauphin Louis Bourbon 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
GrandMother: Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France
Louis XVI King France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John George Wettin III Elector Saxony 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Augutus Elector Saxony King of Poland 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian IV King Denmark 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick III King Denmark 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Oldenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Augustus III King Poland 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Dauphine Maria Josepha of France 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand King Bohemia III Holy Roman Emperor 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip III King Spain 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wolfgang Wilhelm Count Palatine of Neuburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip William Elector Palatine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Maria Josepha of Austria 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Johann Friedrich Hanover 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Palatinate Simmern Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Benedicta Henrietta Palatinate Simmern Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland