Saturday, July 4, 2020

Damaged King Louis Statue

Statue of Louis XVI in Louisville
Louis XVI helped America win independence. From WHAS11:
During the first night of protests in downtown Louisville, a protester broke the hand off of Louisville’s King Louis XVI statue, and now many are asking questions about it. Here are a few facts about King Louis XVI (16th):
  • The Carrara marbled sculpture was sculpted in 1829 for the king’s daughter Marie Therese, the queen dowager of France.
  • The Second French Revolution endangered the statue. It was placed at a military base for protection, then made its way to Montpellier University and finally ending up in the municipal archives’ storage basement.
  • Officials discovered the statue with a damaged arm in 1899 and was in disrepair.
  • It remained in storage until officials decided to give it to Louisville in 1966.
  • The statue took a 7-month journey from Montpellier to Louisville.
  • It was presented as a gift to the City of Louisville on July 17, 1967 to then Republican Mayor Kenneth Schmeid.
  • The statue is located at 6th and Jefferson in front of Louisville Metro Hall.
  • The statue weighs 9-tons and it’s 12-feet high.
(Read more.)

From Royal Central:
His Royal Highness Prince Louis Alphonse of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou, was the first to comment on the case. He is the Legitimist pretender to the French throne. The Prince made the following statement: “As the heir of Louis XVI, and attached to the defence of his memory, I do hope that the damage will be repaired and that the statue will be restored. I already thank the Authorities for the measures they will take for doing so”. 
His Royal Highness Prince Jean, the Count of Paris, also reacted to the vandalism of the statue. He is, according to the Orléanists, the legitimate claimant to the throne of France. Prince Jean wrote in a statement: “The hand of Louis XVI is the one that helped the US people to gain its freedom. I strongly regret this act of disrespect towards our common history. The loss of George Floyd’s life is far more serious than any material degradation. Few people know that Louis XVI abolished torture in 1780. I am convinced Louis would have been on George’s side”. 
A business owner was killed in Louisville during protests on Sunday night when police and National guard fired into a crowd. (Read more.)
Meanwhile, arrests have been made.
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