Louis XVI The Unknown Versailles

Stéphane Bern tells the story of King Louis XVI deposed by the revolution and guillotined on January 21st 1793 He was a cultured man passionate about the technical advances of his time but powerless against the huge deficit in the country He actively supported the birth of the USA Louis XVI was the last king to live in the palace of Versailles where he organized the first flight of a balloon launched the legendary expedition of JeanFrancois de La Perouse and offered his wife Marie Antoinette the beautiful setting of the Petit Trianon as million visitors around the world continue to admire