Title: Famous People of the Eighteenth-Century | Biography Online
Headings: Famous People of the Eighteenth-Century
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Content: Louis XVI (1754 – 1793) King of France and Navarre from 1774 until executed during the French Revolution of 1791. He attempted to reform French society to make the rich pay high taxes. But, he was vetoed by other aristocrats and became unable to end the deep division in French society. Marie Antoinette (1755 – 1793) Wife of King Louis XVI. Marie Antoinette is often held up as a symbol of Royal decadence and profligacy, which sparked the French revolution. Whether fair or not, she was executed in 1793 for treason and holding principles in opposition to the French revolution. Marquis de Lafayette (1757 – 1834) French military officer who fought in the Wars of Independence. Lafayette was a friend of Washington, Jefferson and Hamilton. Believing in the virtue of the American Revolution, he sought to encourage French participation in the war. Maximilien Robespierre (1758 – 1794) Robespierre was one of the foremost figures of the French revolution.