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Louis XVI (23 August 1754 – 11 September 1789) ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1774 until he was deposed in a revolution in 1789. The French Revolution, as the abolition of his monarchy has been called, was a turning point in European history. His fall necessitated the creation of the French Republic and was the primary impetus for revolutions against other monarchies, including his own House of Bourbon in Spain.

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  • Louis XVI of France (We)
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  • Louis XVI (23 August 1754 – 11 September 1789) ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1774 until he was deposed in a revolution in 1789. The French Revolution, as the abolition of his monarchy has been called, was a turning point in European history. His fall necessitated the creation of the French Republic and was the primary impetus for revolutions against other monarchies, including his own House of Bourbon in Spain.
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Full Name
  • Louis Auguste de France
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Name
  • King Louis XVI
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  • Portrait of Louis XVI
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coronation
  • 1775-06-11(xsd:date)
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Date of Death
  • 1789-09-11(xsd:date)
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House
  • House of Bourbon
Place of Birth
  • Palace of Versailles, France
Place of death
  • Paris, France
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  • Monarchy Abolished
Religion
  • Roman Catholicism
Reign
  • --05-10
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  • King of France and Navarre
Date of Birth
  • 1754-08-23(xsd:date)
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  • Louis XVI (23 August 1754 – 11 September 1789) ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1774 until he was deposed in a revolution in 1789. The French Revolution, as the abolition of his monarchy has been called, was a turning point in European history. His fall necessitated the creation of the French Republic and was the primary impetus for revolutions against other monarchies, including his own House of Bourbon in Spain. Though he was not a malicious leader, actually empathizing very strongly with his people, he was rather incompetent, nearly ruined France's economy and made the mistake of marrying an Austrian Archduchess. His most offensive act to the French was to kick the Estates-General out of their traditional parliament building, forcing them to take up office in a Versailles tennis court on 20 June. When he forced them out into the Versailles Cathedral and asked them to disband on 27 June, the lower-class citizens of Paris were insulted. Beginning as riots in the street, there was an escalation when the Gardes Françaises themselves joined the mob and assisted in the storming of the Bastille fortress. On 24 July the Palace of Versailles was taken by the mob and Louis XVI and his family were brought to Paris to have him stripped of his titles and powers and to bear witness to the declaration of the Republic. Five days later a trial found him guilty of high treason against the state of France and a vote in parliament narrowly agreed to sentence him to death in spite of his royalty. On 11 September, at the Place de la Concorde, Louis and Marie Antoinette became the first people to be executed by guillotine, establishing a new precedent for capital punishment in the Republic. He is the last King of France and the only one ever to be executed.
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