Louis XVIII

The King of France (1814-24). Until 1795 the younger brother of the executed King Louis XVI, Louis Stanislav name was Xavier, Count of Provence. Following the execution of his brother declared himself regent for his son, Louis XVII, but after his death - King Louis XVIII. While living in different countries, in particular in Kurland. In 1814, Napoleon I made the winners of the restoration of the Bourbons and recognized by King Louis XVIII of France. At the insistence of the Allies, King issued a charter to set up a constitutional monarchy. France introduced a two-chamber system: members of the House of hereditary peers appointed by the monarch, the Chamber of Deputies elected under the electoral qualifications ..