The Exile of King Louis XVIII

Another fascinating story from local historian Neil Rees on the subject of high-profile exiles in Buckinghamshire, this time about French Royalty.

Louis XVIII, King of France 1814-1824, spent 23 years before his reign in exile from France beginning in 1791, after the French Revolution and during the Napoleonic era. From 1809 to 1814 Louis, then Count of Provence, and his court resided at Hartwell House near Aylesbury. Following the defeat of Napoleon, the French Senate invited Louis to resume the throne of France. He signed the accession papers and left Hartwell for Paris.

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