Louis XVI (may 11, 1774 – sep 21, 1792)
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Grandson of XV. Indecisive and conservative.
Enlightenment reforms resisted by
by nobility.
Implemented deregulation of grain market: resulted in an increase in bread prices prompting mass revolt.
Unpopularity of the Ancien Régime led to convening of the Estates-General of 1789.
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