Edmund Burke vs Louis XVI
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Compare the life timelines of Edmund Burke (1729–1797) and Louis XVI (1754–1793) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1754 to 1793.
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Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
- — Born in Dublin, Ireland Verified
- — Studied at Trinity College Dublin Verified
- — Moved to London to study law at the Middle Temple Verified
- — Published A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful Verified
- — Married Jane Nugent Verified
- — Elected to the House of Commons Verified
- — Delivered his speeches on American taxation and conciliation with the colonies Verified
- — Led the impeachment of Warren Hastings Verified
- — Published Reflections on the Revolution in France Verified
- — Died at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Verified
Louis XVI (1754–1793)
- — Born at the Palace of Versailles Verified
- — Became Dauphin of France Verified
- — Married Marie Antoinette of Austria Verified
- — Ascended the French throne Verified
- — Allied France with the American revolutionaries Verified
- — Convened the Estates-General at Versailles Verified
- — Failed flight to Varennes Verified
- — Deposed after the storming of the Tuileries Verified
- — Tried for treason by the National Convention Verified
- — Executed by guillotine in Paris Verified