During the French Revolution, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were king and queen of France. He was 15 when he married 14-year old Marie Antoinette in 1770. The day of the wedding they were sent to the king courtiers and they just reposed on display. They had a lot of problems when trying to have children so Marie Antoinette felt rejected because she would be seen as she had an utter failure and would be sent home. This problem spread soon throughout the castle and then it was found out that Louis XVI had phimosis, a disease where it is very painful to have sexual relationships.
For several years after their wedding, King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette failed to have any children. This was oftenly met with mockery from the people, as they found it a chance to humiliate the Austrian queen (Marie Antoinette) for her infertility. Despite their initial struggle to have kids, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette finally could have 4 children, of which only 1 reached adulthood. The 4 children were: Marie Therese Charlotte, Louis Joseph Xavier François, Louis Charles and Sophie Helene Beatrix. Of this children, only Marie Therese Charlotte, the eldest, made it to adulthood to be known as the Duchess of Angouleme. Political turmoil was caused thanks to Louis-Charles. Louis Charles, also known as Louis XVII, was the rightful heir to the throne because her older sister was a female, and his older brother died about 2 weeks before the start of the french revolution. Thanks to the execution of his parents for treason, Louis XVII was encarcelated and died at the age of 10 due to an illness. Thanks to his death, his uncle, Louis XVIII assumed the throne during Napoleon’s 100 days. This new king quickly became unpopular because he was suspected of wanting to undo the revolution’s reforms.
In conclusion, King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette got married very young and had a lot of trouble having a son, because of this Marie Antoinette felt rejected and the need to go back home (she was never liked by the French). Louie XVI also had problems such as phimosis when wanting to have children. When they finally had children most died and the only one who survived was a female, giving the throne to her unpopular uncle. Many of this problems affected France in that period.
LOUIS XVI AND MARIE ANTOINETTE
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