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Louis XVI — King of France, guillotined in 1793, 1754–1793
The last king of the Ancien Régime, he convened the Estates General of 1789, attempted the flight to Varennes, was deposed and guillotined on 21 January 1793. (Editorial synthesis)
Louis XVI’s father was the Dauphin Louis Ferdinand. (source: INHA)
Louis XVI married Marie-Antoinette (from 1770 to 1793, his death). (source: Château de Versailles and Encyclopædia Britannica)
Recorded office of Louis XVI: throne of France (from 1774 to 1792, deposition). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Louis XVI was born on 23 August 1754. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Louis XVI was born in Versailles. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Louis XVI died on 21 January 1793. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Louis XVI died in Paris. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Louis XVI died of his execution by guillotine. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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