[LOUIS XVI]: (1754-1793) King of France and Navarre 1774-1791, King of the French 1791-92. The only ...

[LOUIS XVI]: (1754-1793) King of France and Navarre 1774-1791, King of the French 1791-92. The only King of France to have been executed. Signed `Louis«, by secretary, one page, folio, Marly, 27th April 1781, to Alexandre Dehault de Malavilla, in French. The document is a King«s order, stating `..as soon as the present order will be notified to him, he must go to the town of Crest, and remain there until His Majesty will decide differently, and any disobedience will be punished..« Countersigned by Marshal SŽgur. With blank integral leaf. Folded, with minor age wear. About VG £150-200 Marshal of SŽgur (1724-1801) Philipe Henri de SŽgur. Minister of war. The Crest Castle was ordered to be destroyed by Richelieu as King Louis XIII requested. The castle was converted into a prison. The tower castle was known as the ''South Bastille''