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French Revolution: After being found guilty of high treason by the National Convention, Louis XVI was guillotined in Paris.
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Revolution in France from 1789 to 1799
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National Convention
Single-chamber assembly in France from 20 September 1792 to 26 October 1795
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Louis XVI
King of France from 1774 to 1792
Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died in 1765. In 1770, he married Marie Antoinette. He became King…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Execution of Louis XVI
1793 public execution of former king of France
Louis XVI, former Bourbon King of France since the abolition of the monarchy, was publicly executed on 21 January 1793 during the French Revolution at the Place de la Révolution in Paris. At his trial four days prior, the National Convention had convicted the former king of high…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)