He was the King of France, he was executed by the people of France because of the crimes they believed that he had committed against them and the nation, and also because as long as he lived, the armies loyal to the royal family would have a cause to fight for.
His wife, Queen Marie Antoinette, was also executed. Their son died in imprisonment, meaning that of Louis XVI's 4 children, only one, the eldest, Marie Therese, survived the French Revolution (2 of the children had died before the revolution.)
Louis the 14th (XIV) did not get his head chopped off, he died of gangreen aged 77. His great-grandson, Louis the 16th (XVI) was executed by beheading on January 21st 1793.
He was beheaded January 21st 1793.
Louis XVI of France died on 1793-01-21.
King Louis XVI of France.
King Louis XVI of France was born on August 23, 1754.
Louis XVI
Louis XVI.
Louis XVI was King of France until he was deposed by the French Revolution.
He was charged with being a traitor to France and was executed.
Louis XVI (the sixteenth / seize)
King Louis XVI was guillotined at Place de la Revolution on the 21st of January, 1793
Louis XVI of France was born on 1754-08-23.
King Louis XVI of France.
He died under the guillotine on January 21st 1793.
Louis XVI of France.
King Louis XVI of France was born on August 23, 1754.
King Louis XVI of France was born on August 23, 1754.
The French monarch in 1789 was King Louis XVI. He became King of France in 1774.
France
King Louis XVI of France.