King Louis XVI (1754-1793):
Reigned over France from 1774-1792. Married to the Archduchess of Austria Marie Antoinette, he sent forces to assist the American colonies during the revolutionary war.
King Louis XVI declares platinum the only metal for kings and commissions several pieces executed in the metal.
1788
King Carlos III of Spain commissions a platinum chalice which he presents to Pope Pius VI.
During the reign of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette the French Revolution erupted, an sometime between September 11th and September 17th, 1792, the royal treasury was looted and the French Crown Jewels, including the French Blue, ...
The second victims of the curse were the King Louis XVI and the Queen Marie Antoinette who were beheaded during the French Revolution.
" They also considered it worthless, and discarded it. Platinum didn't reach Europe until the 18th century, but then it caught on in a big way. King Louis XVI elevated it by terming it "the metal of kings." ...
 See also: Diamond, Jewel, Precious, Jewelry, Rough
  
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