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1000 Swiss guard took last men stand to save King Louis XVI
It is getting noisier as time goes by. The crowd outside the palace is increasing. “Vive la France” is the slogan that echoes across Paris. It is 1742, the peak of the French revolution. Parisians have now gathered near the Tuileries Palace. The crowd is getting angrier as time passes by. Its 10th August 1742, between King Louis XVI and French citizens, stands to guard around 1000 Swiss guards who will lay their lives for the king.
French Revolution:
With rising expenses and the royal family lavishly spending, the citizens of France came to the streets to protest against King Louis XVI. Public emotion on Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, was also not so good. It generally rumored that she commented on the rising bread price as
“Let me eat cakes.”
Loius XVI was not supposed to be the king of France. His brother got trained for the job, but unfortunately, Louis ended up to be the king. His wife Antonnite was not french (she was an Austrian ), which also caused resentment among the French public. Their marriage and personal life got marred with scandals and gossips. War and colonial expansions were costing the kingdom of France a lot of money. Louis XVI was not able to cope up financially. He was firing his finance ministers frequently and…
