Royal memorabilia of Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette and little Louis XVII always fetch high prices, as these relics of a bygone ...

In the archives, a curatorial researcher finds offbeat personalities and events linked to objects in the Getty’s French decorative arts collection ...

The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected on the fifth ballot of the 2013 conclave, which was called after Pope Benedict XVI resigned. While Francis has praised Benedict’s humility ...

But courtiers at the Versailles palace tired of him—and here’s an exclusive look at the transcript of a meeting between King Louis XVI and Franklin: Louis XVI: “You want me to say really ...

Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMUY), referred to as LVMH or Louis Vuitton, is a French luxury conglomerate formed from the 1987 merger of the renowned fashion house Louis Vuitton and wines and ...

Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation in 2013 marked a historic moment for the Catholic Church, making him the first pontiff in nearly 600 years to step down (the last was Gregory XII in 1415).

In the autumn of 1792, a few months after Louis XVI’s overthrow, the historian, geographer and ex-priest Jean-Louis Soulavie arrived at the abandoned palace of Versailles with official permission to ...

The Prince and Princess of Wales occasionally share photos and videos of their home lives with their three children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six. Whether it ...

pour rappeler la mémoire des dépouilles de Louis XVI et de Marie-Antoinette qui y reposèrent, jusqu'à leur transfert en 1815 à la basilique royale Saint-Denis. Le square offre essentiellement des ...

Le 21 janvier 1793, Louis XVI est exécuté place de la Révolution, à Paris. La radicalité de l’événement, qui semble consacrer par le sang la république fraîchement proclamée, lui confère la force ...