Louis XVIII and Bourbon Street, Aylesbury blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Bourbon Street formerly known as Waterhouse Street. It was renamed in 1814 in honour of Louis XVIII of France who spent his exiled years at nearby Hartwell House Recorded plaque organisation: Aylesbury Town Council, Aylesbury Vale District Council, Aylesbury Society.

King Louis XVIII of France was a Bourbon monarch who ruled briefly during the Restoration period after Napoleon's fall; he is remembered for attempting to reconcile post-Napoleonic France with pre-Revolutionary institutions. The renaming of Bourbon Street in Aylesbury reflects the local connection to Louis XVIII, who spent his exile at Hartwell House nearby.