In one account, this man had Francois-Joseph Belanger construct the Chateau de Bagatelle in sixtythreedays in order to win a bet against Marie Antoinette.
In one account, this man had Francois-Joseph Belanger construct the Chateau de Bagatelle in sixtythreedays in order to win a bet against Marie Antoinette. This ruler's advisors included Jean-Baptistede VillÃ¨le and and Jules de Polignac, and this man's reign saw the passage of the Anti-Sacrilege Act,the disbanding of the National Guard, and the French invasion of Algeria. He fled to Savoy with hiswife Marie-Therese during the French Revolution, and later lived in (*) Great Britain with his mistressLouise de Polastron in the court of George III. However, this ruler is better known for issuing theOrdinances of St. Cloud in an attempt to disband the Chamber of Deputies, which led Adolphe Thiersand Jacques Laffitte to call for a revolution to end the Bourbon Restoration. For 10 points, name thisbrother of Louis XVI and Louis XVIII who was succeeded by Louis Philippe as King of France.
In one account, this man had Francois-Joseph Belanger construct the Chateau de Bagatelle in sixtythreedays in order to win a bet against Marie Antoinette.
Charles X of France [prompt on Charles]