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He wasn't.
He was the king, and therefore head of the monarchistic system in France at the time. You can't expect a king to say "you're right, having a king is no good, and should be abolished. I agree with you revolutionary guys, let's get rid of me and start a republic!." Of course he first tried to create a peacefull way of cooexistence between the monarchy system and the revolutionaries wishes with the Assemblee National, but when it became clear that the Assemblee did not want that (they wanted to abolish the King, Queen and other royalty all together), and even captured the royal family, he had to do something to try to rescue himself and his family. He therefore wrote letters together with Marie Antoinette to all European monarchs to ask for their help in this delicate situation, but nobody came to their rescue. Even Marie Antoinette's nephew, Francis II, now emperor of Austria, did not want to help them. When count Fersen (the alledged lover of Marie Antoinette, who kept on trying to free the royal family from abroad) met him, he coldly said: "I will not interfere. I do not know my aunt, but I am sure she will know how to die when it is her time.".
Because Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette tried to get help from abroad, the revolutionaries called that betrayal.
It's probably fair to say that most peasants didn't think about the King at all; they were too busy just trying to stay alive. The revolution, after all, took place mostly in the towns, and was led by the middle class. The peasants resented their noble landlords when these were oppressive, and there was a general feeling that the King wasted tax money pandering to the caprices and demands of the Austrian Woman, the Queen; but beyond that, he was too far away for peasants to bother about him.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoHe was found guilty of being a traitor to the Revolution.
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∙ 14y agohe tried to run away from Paris after the Revolution began to join with the European armies against France!!
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∙ 13y agoBecause, technically, he was. He correspoded with, and attempted to escape to, the nations at war with France.
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Who was the King of France at the time of French Revolution?
The French revolution began in 1789 and ended in 1799. The King was Louis XVI, he was executed in 1793.
Who were king and queen of France before and during the french revolution?
Louis XVI. He was deposed and sent to the guillotine.
Who was the French king during the American Revolutionary War?
It depends on the French Revolution in question:French Revolution of 1789-1799: King Louis XVI / replaced with First RepublicJuly Revolution of 1830: King Charles X / replaced with King Louis Philippe IThe June Rebellion of 1832: King Louis Philippe I / survived the revolutionThe French Revolution of 1848: King Louis Philippe I / replaced with Second Republic
How many king louie's were there?
There were 18 French Kings named Louis, beginning with the Carolingian Empire with King Louis I, the Debonaire from 814-840. The last King Louie was King Louis-Phillipe in Orleans from 1830-1848.
Who was the french monarch from 1774-1794?
The King was Louis XVI.
Who protect King Louis XIV during the French Revolution?
King Louis XIV wasn't in the French Revolution, I think you mean King Louis XVI. He was protected by the Swiss Guards.
Where did king Louis xvi go when he escaped?
He didn't escape. He tried to, in his flight to Varennes, but he was caught and recognized as a traitor to the French Revolution. He was guillotined when the French Republic was formed.
What became of King Louis 16th?
he was sent to a prison, which is where he died
What was Louis XIV accused of?
The people saw Louis as a bad king and when he tried to escape, they saw him even as a traitor.
Who declared 'I am the state'?
The French king Louis XIV.
Name of the King the French peasants invaded?
I think you are talking about King Louis the sixteenth. He was the king during the French revolution and was detained by the revolutionaries and later beheaded at the guillotine.
What famous king and king lost their heads during then french revolution?
The French king under the French revolution was King Louis XVI. The Queen was Marie-Antoinette. They were both executed using the guillotine.
What do you think the King of France did that got him killed in the French Revolution?
He was convicted of being opposed to the French Revolution and thus a traitor. He may have been inept and indecisive but that rarely ranks as a Capital offense.
Who was the last French King before the French Revolution?
King Louis XVI.
French King who was executed duing the French Revolution?
King Louis XVI was the only French King to be executed.
Which French king said ''I am the state''?
Louis the XIV was the French king who said "I am the state."
King whose head was chopped off in the French Revolution?
King Louis XVI
