Louis XVIII, King of France

Standard Name: Louis XVIII,, King of France

Connections

Connections Sort descending	Author name	Excerpt
Material Conditions of Writing	Catherine Gore	In The Tuileries, a Tale, published as by the author of Hungarian Tales, Romances of Real Life, &c &c., CG later said she had broken new ground historically. Published with Colburn and Bentley
Residence	Grace Elliott	Some time following the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy, GE returned from England to France. (Louis XVIII re-entered Paris on 2 May.) Elliott, Grace. Journal of My Life during the French Revolution. Rodale Press. 151-2
Textual Features	Emmuska, Baroness Orczy	She apologises to her readers in a foreword (written at Paris) for presenting the life-story of a liar, thief and forger, and for allowing him, too, to tell it himself. This man, Hector Ratichon, served...
Textual Production	Helen Maria Williams	HMW published A Narrative of the Events which have taken place in France, from the landing of Napoleon Bonaparte , on the 1st of March, 1815, till the Restoration of Louis XVIII. Michael-Johnston, Georgina. Helen Maria Williams: Liberty, Sensibility, and Education. University of Alberta. 252 Kelly, Gary. Women, Writing, and Revolution 1790-1827. Clarendon. 209, 212

Timeline

31 March 1814

The victorious allied armies entered Paris to reclaim France for monarchical government.

8 July 1815

Under terms set by the Congress of Vienna, Louis XVIII was restored for the second time to the throne of France, from which he had been driven by Napoleon .

16 September 1824

The restored Bourbon king Louis XVIII of France died and was succeeded by his brother, Charles X .

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