Louis Cunningham as Louis XVI. (PBS) 1. Louis comes from a royal family. Louis is the son of Princess Charlotte Phyllis Marie of Luxembourg, the daughter of the late Prince Charles of Luxembourg.

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The statue of King Louis XVI that stood for decades in downtown Louisville before it was damaged during racial justice demonstrations in 2020 may get restored and reappear in the city.

Louis XVI was known for his towering stature; he may have stood over 6 feet (185 centimeters) tall. Though scientists do not entirely understand the genetic basis for height, Lalueza-Fox and ...

Louisville was named in honor of King Louis XVI because he supported the colonists during the American Revolution. The statue was given to the city by officials in Montpellier, France, in 1967.

As part of the contract, the city wrote to justify the need for the project. It reads: "Louisville Metro leadership has identified an urgent need to remove the King Louis XVI statue currently located ...

The mayor of Louisville, Ky., Greg Fischer (D), announced Thursday that a vandalized statue of King Louis XVI, for whom the city is named, will be permanently removed. Crews began removing the ...

Louis Cunningham as Louis XVI. (PBS) Marie and Louis share their first moment of real connection in episode 2 when Marie follows her husband up to his secret turret.

The statue of King Louis XIV was donated to Louisville by the France in 1966. It was on display before being removed in 2020.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Standing where a statue of King Louis XVI once was, Chris Reitz said the piece is why he's stepping down as the city's Commission on Public Art (COPA) chair.