Another wonderful addition to these excellent primers on French History. I always thought the Restoration of Louis XVIII a poisoned chalice of high expectation, and a political puzzle far beyond the ability of even the strongest & cleverest of leaders to solve, but duty demanded that the sickly second son stand in the ruins of Royalty and do something to restore the Glory of France. Almost thirty years of Revolutionary War & Intercontinental Conquest (The Battle of the Nile et al) had left France in the worst of conditions, following the flight from Russia, and to try to summon back the Ancient Regime was a hopeless cause but, as I understand it, Louis XVIII did attempt to mediate something of a settlement to the matter of the property lost to the ruling class; who had not realised themselves that the France they knew was now gone. I never thought Louis XVIII weak for leaving when news reached him that Ney had defected to Napoleon, the King couldn`t hope to continue to serve his people if he was guillotined like his brother; King Haakon of Norway left for Britain as did Queen Wilhemina of the Netherlands when the Nazis marched in to their countries and took effective control, and they weren`t thought any worse for it. But perhaps history would have been kinder to Louis XVIII if his second Restoration wasn`t likened to: "...arriving in France amongst the Allies` luggage..." following the Battle of Waterloo. I have always been reluctant to believe that supposedly contemporary account of the King being put back on the Throne by the Allies, and so I am pleased that you have stated clearly that his return to Paris was celebrated; I think your relating of historical events much more reliable than the opinion of my old history teachers who taught me this subject 25 years ago. Thank you again and I look forward to your next video as indeed I look forward to every Saturday when you post.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on Louis XVIII and the restoration. Personally I believe that the Kings placed on the throne after the restoration (both Louis, Charles and eventually Louis Philippe) failed because they were unable to find a balance between the republic minded part of the population and the royalists. As they were products of the Ancien Régime I feel the cards were stocked against them from the get-go, as they were born and raised on the principle of absolutism and didn't know how to deal with a nation in motion as France was at the time. The restoration partly feels like a missed opportunity, but then again, I think it couldn't have been any other was as they were products of their time. Thank you so much for watching and commenting !
@@TheKingsofFrance Agreed; how could they - Louis, Charles & Louis Philippe - hope to be anything other that what they were born and bred to be. And the controversy of the biens nationaux is [still] an issue in some parts of France, as I understand it, some families still won`t receive those who ancestors are known to have bought confiscated properties. Every time you post a video I spend at least a couple of hours reading around the subject you discuss and my understanding of French history expands as does my appreciation of your politics in France today because the Revolution and its subsequent Republics, Restorations and Empires still characterise your political complexion centuries later. Indeed Britain is much the same with old rivalries among the old Kingdoms beginning to surface once more now that a imbecilic albino buffoon (I absolutely detest Boris Johnson if you haven`t already guessed) has been elected to high office and is ruining our domestic Union as much as he hoped to sow dissention inside the European Union with self-serving Party politics and corrosive nationalism.
@@Kian2002, Towards the end of Queen Elizabeth ll's long, we now see a Catholic Prime Minister (Boris Johnson) and he happens to be there when America has their first Catholic President (Joe Biden) since John F. Kennedy. I can't see Prince Charles upholding and giving The Church of England strength if he should ever reign. A Government Republic is more likely to see that every one is fed and housed. There really needs to be limitations set for Kings and Queens who are meant to be the God aspect of Churches, we shouldn't see them soaking up all resources.
Lovely tribute to this too-often overlooked king. Well intentioned but burned by the revolution, he sometimes was reluctant to be as hard as his ministers thought he should be. But he understood his situation better than his brother Charles X did!
Thank you for this very informative video, it was different from all other accounts I have read of Louis XVI’ s brothers and their role in French history. I am American so I knew very little of this period of France until I became so interested in Marie Antoinette. This video made everyone seem more reasonable and even likable compared to other accounts I have always read about the Bourbon Kings of the time of the Revolution and later on. I am going to check out more of your videos!
I try my best... as you say, probably here and there there are tiny mistakes, but in general I do attempt to put out quality videos which introduce the royals to an audience that might not know too much about them. These videos obviously aren't made for historians, but for beginners to get a bit of a grasp on the lives of these Royals.
Louis XVIII was just the king needed in 1815, after the horrors of the revolution and the tumults of the Napoleonic period. He guided the French state to normalcy and soothed the mangled nerves of the French people.
Thank YOU for watching, it's indeed an interest subject to dive into. Lots of people don't really know what happened after the fall of Napoléon, it's nice to be able to shed a light on that and to put these people in the spotlight.
I often wonder how it must've been for the Royals to come home to France in 1814. Imagine Madame Royale going back into the Tuileries Palace for the first time since August 10, 1792.
@@TheKingsofFrance I bet; all the horror she experienced there 20 years earlier must have came flooding back. I read a book on Louis XVIII and apparently he and his court used the Grand Trianon during the summer months and Madamd Royale used her mothers old rooms in the Petite one. Any insight on this?
Not just that, he was an extremely emotional guy as well... I read a book about his love affaire with Josephine and it painted him as a really lovable kind of guy. Strange... but apparently so.
Funny story about Louis XVIII. When he was in exile, since 1801 for a few years he lived in the Baths Palace in Warsaw, which was back then controlled by the Prussians. When he move in there, the local authorities prepared a welcoming and wanted to play some patriotic French music for the occasion. They played... La Marseillaise. Talk about faux pas....
Hello, Thank you so much for this video, how complicated the Royal Family of France, and most others, are! It's interesting that Louis XVIII increased taxes, during a poor harvest, after this was part of tye reason Louis XVI lost his head! At least he kept his despite sound unintelligent. Wonderful. Xx
Apropos of nothing, but the portrait of Marie Caroline de Bourbon at 8:50 is stunning. Know who the artist is? It looks English to me rather than French - perhaps Thomas Lawrence?
Thanks for the informative video. I have always been fascinated by the bourbon dynasty. History has been harsh on Louis XVIII, he did the best he could. Restoring the post revolution France after so much bloodshed.
Thank you for watching Asher. I think a monarchy can fulfill a great symbolic value for a nation, and they can be great ambassadors for a country. I am not a monarchist though, merely a lover of history.
Last year for my 32 Birthday, my parents and I went to The City of London to visit Apsley House. The Home once of Sir Arthur Wellesley His Grace The 1st Duke of Wellington. In the Sate Dining Room, is a Portrait of His Majesty King Louis the 18th of France.
Yeah. I do kind of enjoy it. I sometimes feel sorry to King Louis go leave in his coach. I wonder where? Perhaps the people, will let me go. As they let him! 😢💔💐
This video was amazing! I have an unralated quesiton: What is the title of the third son/second brother of the King. Like, Louis XIV's brother was Duc d'Orléans. Because that was the tradicional title of the second son, but imagine if they had another brother/or the king had a third son. My guess is Duc d'Alençon or Duc d'Angoulême?
Not all brothers of the king became the Duc D'Orléans. When Philippe and la Palatine had a son who had his own offspring, the Orléans title stopped being given to the brother of the dauphin, but was inherited by the first born son of the couple. The reason why Philippe D'Orleans received the title was because Gaston D'Orléans had no offspring to pass the title on to. Hence I think titles were distributed taking into consideration lands and properties available at the time of a royal birth, or they were given after a certain bloodline died out. I'd have to look this up though !
I watched it and loved it. Excellent video. Thank you so much! Louie S had a tragic life. Napoleon always getting in the way! Louie S dying of same disease as Louie XIV. Yup it runs in my family!
@@TheKingsofFrance Both here and in the biography of Nicolas, I am learning so much. However, the further I read in the biography the sadder I become, anticipating his downfall. ❤ Que Le Bon Dieu te benis, mon amie !
for someone who has learned nothing, he was actually beyond kind and merciful to those who ruined his family and especially those that killed his brother, much more than they actually deserved
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Another wonderful addition to these excellent primers on French History. I always thought the Restoration of Louis XVIII a poisoned chalice of high expectation, and a political puzzle far beyond the ability of even the strongest & cleverest of leaders to solve, but duty demanded that the sickly second son stand in the ruins of Royalty and do something to restore the Glory of France.
Almost thirty years of Revolutionary War & Intercontinental Conquest (The Battle of the Nile et al) had left France in the worst of conditions, following the flight from Russia, and to try to summon back the Ancient Regime was a hopeless cause but, as I understand it, Louis XVIII did attempt to mediate something of a settlement to the matter of the property lost to the ruling class; who had not realised themselves that the France they knew was now gone.
I never thought Louis XVIII weak for leaving when news reached him that Ney had defected to Napoleon, the King couldn`t hope to continue to serve his people if he was guillotined like his brother; King Haakon of Norway left for Britain as did Queen Wilhemina of the Netherlands when the Nazis marched in to their countries and took effective control, and they weren`t thought any worse for it. But perhaps history would have been kinder to Louis XVIII if his second Restoration wasn`t likened to: "...arriving in France amongst the Allies` luggage..." following the Battle of Waterloo.
I have always been reluctant to believe that supposedly contemporary account of the King being put back on the Throne by the Allies, and so I am pleased that you have stated clearly that his return to Paris was celebrated; I think your relating of historical events much more reliable than the opinion of my old history teachers who taught me this subject 25 years ago.
Thank you again and I look forward to your next video as indeed I look forward to every Saturday when you post.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on Louis XVIII and the restoration. Personally I believe that the Kings placed on the throne after the restoration (both Louis, Charles and eventually Louis Philippe) failed because they were unable to find a balance between the republic minded part of the population and the royalists. As they were products of the Ancien Régime I feel the cards were stocked against them from the get-go, as they were born and raised on the principle of absolutism and didn't know how to deal with a nation in motion as France was at the time. The restoration partly feels like a missed opportunity, but then again, I think it couldn't have been any other was as they were products of their time.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting !
@@TheKingsofFrance Agreed; how could they - Louis, Charles & Louis Philippe - hope to be anything other that what they were born and bred to be. And the controversy of the biens nationaux is [still] an issue in some parts of France, as I understand it, some families still won`t receive those who ancestors are known to have bought confiscated properties.
Every time you post a video I spend at least a couple of hours reading around the subject you discuss and my understanding of French history expands as does my appreciation of your politics in France today because the Revolution and its subsequent Republics, Restorations and Empires still characterise your political complexion centuries later.
Indeed Britain is much the same with old rivalries among the old Kingdoms beginning to surface once more now that a imbecilic albino buffoon (I absolutely detest Boris Johnson if you haven`t already guessed) has been elected to high office and is ruining our domestic Union as much as he hoped to sow dissention inside the European Union with self-serving Party politics and corrosive nationalism.
@@Kian2002, Towards the end of Queen Elizabeth ll's long, we now see a Catholic Prime Minister (Boris Johnson) and he happens to be there when America has their first Catholic President (Joe Biden) since John F. Kennedy. I can't see Prince Charles upholding and giving The Church of England strength if he should ever reign. A Government Republic is more likely to see that every one is fed and housed. There really needs to be limitations set for Kings and Queens who are meant to be the God aspect of Churches, we shouldn't see them soaking up all resources.
Amazing. I am fascinated with French Royal history. Great video as always!
Thank you so much for watching and commenting James, I really appreciate it.
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Lovely tribute to this too-often overlooked king. Well intentioned but burned by the revolution, he sometimes was reluctant to be as hard as his ministers thought he should be. But he understood his situation better than his brother Charles X did!
Agreed ! Thank you so much for watching and commenting !
Thank you for this very informative video, it was different from all other accounts I have read of Louis XVI’ s brothers and their role in French history. I am American so I knew very little of this period of France until I became so interested in Marie Antoinette. This video made everyone seem more reasonable and even likable compared to other accounts I have always read about the Bourbon Kings of the time of the Revolution and later on. I am going to check out more of your videos!
Thank you Penney, I am really glad you found some value in my video, and I hope some of my other content will be to your liking as well !!!
@@TheKingsofFrance Will you talk about Marshall Nay and the other people of Napoleon's inner circle
I love your documentaries, actually, I have become addicted. Except few tinny mistakes, it is well researched and neutral enough. Thank you very much.
I try my best... as you say, probably here and there there are tiny mistakes, but in general I do attempt to put out quality videos which introduce the royals to an audience that might not know too much about them. These videos obviously aren't made for historians, but for beginners to get a bit of a grasp on the lives of these Royals.
Louis XVIII was just the king needed in 1815, after the horrors of the revolution and the tumults of the Napoleonic period. He guided the French state to normalcy and soothed the mangled nerves of the French people.
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The Restoration is so interesting. Thanks for this excellent video!
Thank YOU for watching, it's indeed an interest subject to dive into. Lots of people don't really know what happened after the fall of Napoléon, it's nice to be able to shed a light on that and to put these people in the spotlight.
been waiting for this one!! another educational wonderful video👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Glad you liked it Wesley !
Thank you so much for the videos about the Bourbon dynasty, I haven’t heard about many things and events before. Very, very interesting!
I'm glad you're enjoying my videos !
I often wonder how it must've been for the Royals to come home to France in 1814. Imagine Madame Royale going back into the Tuileries Palace for the first time since August 10, 1792.
She must've had really mixed feelings about the situation, and again, it didn't end well...
@@TheKingsofFrance I bet; all the horror she experienced there 20 years earlier must have came flooding back.
I read a book on Louis XVIII and apparently he and his court used the Grand Trianon during the summer months and Madamd Royale used her mothers old rooms in the Petite one. Any insight on this?
Very informative! What a complicated relationship with Napoleon! Merci 🌸
Thank you so much for watching and commenting again Christine, it is always nice to see you !
I’m really interested in the life of the final Bourbon kings, thank you so much for this video
Thank YOU for watching
napoleon was a usurper but you gotta admit he was a great general
Not just that, he was an extremely emotional guy as well... I read a book about his love affaire with Josephine and it painted him as a really lovable kind of guy. Strange... but apparently so.
I really enjoy these videos. I’m learning so much. Merci
Thank you Ana, I'm so glad you're here !
I never knew much about Louis XVIII, so thanks for this video :)
You're welcome, and thank YOU for watching, I am honoured !
Funny story about Louis XVIII. When he was in exile, since 1801 for a few years he lived in the Baths Palace in Warsaw, which was back then controlled by the Prussians. When he move in there, the local authorities prepared a welcoming and wanted to play some patriotic French music for the occasion. They played... La Marseillaise. Talk about faux pas....
Thank you very much for sharing this story. I had not heard it yet.
Haha! I'll bet those Polish musicians knew full well what they were up to!
Thanks for the video I learn so much on your channel
Thank you Valencia, I'm happy you're enjoying my channel !!
Hello, Thank you so much for this video, how complicated the Royal Family of France, and most others, are! It's interesting that Louis XVIII increased taxes, during a poor harvest, after this was part of tye reason Louis XVI lost his head! At least he kept his despite sound unintelligent. Wonderful. Xx
Thank you Laura, I'm glad you enjoyed this video. Always happy to see you comment 😃
Apropos of nothing, but the portrait of Marie Caroline de Bourbon at 8:50 is stunning. Know who the artist is? It looks English to me rather than French - perhaps Thomas Lawrence?
He was reactionary at the time of the revolution, but was more moderate during the Restoration.
Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the informative video. I have always been fascinated by the bourbon dynasty. History has been harsh on Louis XVIII, he did the best he could. Restoring the post revolution France after so much bloodshed.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts as always !!
WOOOOT!!! Loved it! These are wonderful!
Thank you so much for watching again, I really appreciate you taking the time every week to do so !!!
I can't wait to watch it tomorrow!
Thank you Lily, I hope you'll like it !
Always sad when something as old as an monarchy comes crumbling down. Especially when the dynasty has been the same for over 800 years.
Agreed. Thank you very much for watching and commenting !
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3:47 I think he was proclaimed king of France instead of king of the French? I believe Louis Philippe took the latter title. Still, love these videos!
Yes that is correct. Thank you for pointing it out. I made a mistake in my translation.
Thank you love the accent great info about the times in France ❤
I am related to the House of Bourbon . So nice to learn about this
Happy to oblige Kelly. Thank you so much for watching !
We've got the French Royalist Flag flying on the pole in the back garden.
Great video :)
Thank you hun ! 😊
@@TheKingsofFrance can you do king charles X please
Top channel!!!
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The Restoration King of France. God Bless him. I like a Majesty of France.
Thank you Rob !
Hi Rob Newman
Me too!!!
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I enjoyed this video. But it does bring a question to my mind. What do you think the place of monarchy is in the modern world?
Thank you for watching Asher. I think a monarchy can fulfill a great symbolic value for a nation, and they can be great ambassadors for a country. I am not a monarchist though, merely a lover of history.
Great presentation, as per usual! ☺️
Thank you so much for watching again, I really appreciate that !
I'm glad he was a Restoration King. Good Kingdom of France.
Thank you so much Rob !
You're welcome.
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Last year for my 32 Birthday, my parents and I went to The City of London to visit Apsley House.
The Home once of Sir Arthur Wellesley His Grace The 1st Duke of Wellington.
In the Sate Dining Room, is a Portrait of His Majesty King Louis the 18th of France.
This year, we're visiting Wellington Arch & the Guards Museum at Wellington Barracks for my 33 Birthday.
I have watched 1970 Waterloo on dvd.
Was it good ?
Yeah.
I do kind of enjoy it.
I sometimes feel sorry to King Louis go leave in his coach.
I wonder where?
Perhaps the people, will let me go. As they let him!
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Safe Journey Your Majesty.
God Bless you.
The film does also show me the Badness & Tragics of War!
Wars are incredibley expensive and extremely violent.
All the horrible deaths in battle!
R.I.P Horses at Waterloo.
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I love the 20 francs gold coin with his bust on the obverse.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting !
I love these so much!!!!
Thanks for being here again Anastasia !
0:54 oh the king that my ancestor served
Thank you so much for watching and commenting !
Great video
Thank you Alison ! 😃
This video was amazing! I have an unralated quesiton: What is the title of the third son/second brother of the King.
Like, Louis XIV's brother was Duc d'Orléans. Because that was the tradicional title of the second son, but imagine if they had another brother/or the king had a third son.
My guess is Duc d'Alençon or Duc d'Angoulême?
Not all brothers of the king became the Duc D'Orléans. When Philippe and la Palatine had a son who had his own offspring, the Orléans title stopped being given to the brother of the dauphin, but was inherited by the first born son of the couple. The reason why Philippe D'Orleans received the title was because Gaston D'Orléans had no offspring to pass the title on to. Hence I think titles were distributed taking into consideration lands and properties available at the time of a royal birth, or they were given after a certain bloodline died out. I'd have to look this up though !
magnifique Vive la France Vive la monarchie française❤️⚜️⚪️⚪️
"Even though Maria Josepha of Savoy wasn't attractive..." Well, it's not like Louis was Jason Mamoa.😆
Haha good point !
Thank you for watching !
I watched it and loved it. Excellent video. Thank you so much! Louie S had a tragic life. Napoleon always getting in the way! Louie S dying of same disease as Louie XIV. Yup it runs in my family!
Thank you Lily for watching again. I am really happy you are here again !
If the Bourbons weren't such bunglers, maybe they wouldn't have had Napoleon up in their grill to begin with...
This video taught me that know one I power knew what the hell to do with France 🤦♀️
Thank you for watching and commenting !
Vive le Roi!
Merci à toi !
Thank you!
Thank you so much for watching again. How are you enjoying the book on Fouquet?
@@TheKingsofFrance Both here and in the biography of Nicolas, I am learning so much. However, the further I read in the biography the sadder I become, anticipating his downfall. ❤ Que Le Bon Dieu te benis, mon amie !
I'm glad you are here, it's so much fun to connect to other lovers of french history !
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King louis the XVIII. R.I.P
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Thanks.
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how tall was louis duke of burgundy son of the grand dauphin
To that I have no answer I'm afraid...
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Thank you so very much for watching again Ann !!!
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Nice
Thank you so much for watching and commenting !
Interesting
Thanks for watching.
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Bah. Tallyrand was right when he supposedly said of the exiled Bourbons, they learnt nothing, and forgot nothing...
for someone who has learned nothing, he was actually beyond kind and merciful to those who ruined his family and especially those that killed his brother, much more than they actually deserved
Sorry that accent is just too strong to make this listenable
French history in that time was so hilariously bizarre.
At times… yes !
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September 16th my birthday
Happy belated birthday !
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Actually the French revolution that happened in 1848 happen around eourope not just France
Also great vid
thank you for sharing that information with us !
@@TheKingsofFrance No problem
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He seemed like a weak willed man. Not what France needed at that time.
Thank you very much for watching and commenting !
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Merci à toi !
what would louis xiv think of prince charles
I wonder...
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God Save The King. Long Live The King.
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