What did French schools teach about Louis XVI?

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

Louis XVI is generally described by schoolbooks and teachers as a generally incompetent king who wasn't fit for the role. He wasn't destined for the throne but his father and brothers died before him so he was unprepared. read more

After Napoleon, the monarchy in France was restored, and Louis XVIII (a.k.a. Comte de Provence, the bother of Louis XVI) became King of France, but he had no reigning power, being only a King in name since the old regime had been abolished in 1792. read more

Louis XVI’s policy of not raising taxes and taking out international loans, including to fund the American Revolution, increased France’s debt, setting in motion the French Revolution. read more