The stone reads: "The faithful Clery, the last servant of Louis XVI" stands. He escorted Louis XVI to his execution, he stood by Louis XVI until the king's last breath under the guillotine. After that date (July 14, 1789), Clery lived mostly in Vienna. He became a very respected person. The French Embassy in Vienna assumed the costs for this grave.
The stone reads: "The faithful Clery, the last servant of Louis XVI" stands. He escorted Louis XVI to his execution, he stood by Louis XVI until the king's last breath under the guillotine. After that date (July 14, 1789), Clery lived mostly in Vienna. He became a very respected person. The French Embassy in Vienna assumed the costs for this grave.
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