Louis 15-sei

A king who symbolizes the absolute monarchy of France, Louis 15-sei was the grandfather of Louis 16-sei. He indulged in a luxurious and decadent lifestyle in his palace, disregarding the suffering of the people. He briefly found satisfaction when the lovely Marie Antoinette was brought in as his grandson's bride, but he subsequently struggled with the intense rivalry between her and his charming mistress, Madame du Barry. Days of constant worry followed. Eventually, Louis 15-sei contracted smallpox and met an unexpected end. In the dead of night, as his coffin was carried to be interred at the Basilica of Saint-Denis, only forty Royal Guards led by Oscar François de Jarjayes and thirty-six pages gathered to guard his casket. The vast military expenditures from repeated wars pushed the nation’s finances to the brink, and these negative effects were carried on by Marie Antoinette, who inherited the animosity and blame of the people as a result.