Episode 67 - Louis XVIII, the king who replaced Napoleon on the throne (twice)

What was the toughest job in the world in 1815? The answer would probably be replacing Napoleon as ruler of France. Louis XVIII had to perform this unenviable task, twice. Emmanuel Dubois, host of the podcast "La Fayette, We Are Here", joins our show to discuss this Bourbon King of France.

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Chapters
3:21 - Background on Louis XVIII
3:38 - Birth of Louis and his fancy upbringing
6:36 - Being raised at the Palace of Versailles
8:19 - Louis get married
9:10 - Louis XVIII's obesity and health issues
10:59 - Preparing to be a king one day
14:25 - Living the easy life before the French Revolution
15:19 - French Revolution begins
17:30 - Louis flees to Belgium (won't be the last time)
18:10 - Life in exile
19:06 - Becomes next in line for French throne amongst the Bourbons
20:15 - Louis writes to Napoleon looking to get the throne
24:27 - Deciding who should be king after Napoleon's downfall
26:25 - Louis' life as a country gentleman in England
27:18 - Napoleon abdicates and King Louis XVIII arrives
30:05 - The failure of Louis and the Bourbon royals
31:39 - Napoleon returns from Elba
35:31 - Napoleon defeated at Waterloo, the White Terror
39:21 - Louis XVIII's reign after 1815
42:00 - Louis' death
42:59 - The legacy of Louis XVIII