When his son, Louis-Joseph, died at the age of 7 (because of tuberculosis), Louis XVI was devastated. On the very day he learned his tragical loss, he had to perform his duties as a king. The members of the Etats Généraux required him to take some difficult decisions about French policy. read more
There is a general consensus about the fact he was a rather “poor king”, but a “good man”. I think he was definitely a fine man : * He was an intellectual : he was interested in science, clockwork, books, intellectuals. read more
2. At birth, Louis was third in line to the French throne. He became heir after the deaths of his father and older brother. In 1770 he married the Austrian princess Marie Antoinette, an arranged marriage for political purposes. 3. The Dauphin became King Louis XVI in 1774, aged 19. read more