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King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine 21 January 1793 as "Citoyen Louis Capet". Marie Antoinette was executed on 16 October 1793
Louis XVI, who was beheaded along with his son, the [presumptive] Louis XVII. When the monarchy was restored, Louis XVIII became king.
King Louis XVI of France.
The King was Louis XVI.
This is confusing. King Louis XVI was the monarch, since a monarch is a king.If you are asking what influence King Louis XVI had on the monarchy, you may be getting confused with King Louis XIV, his ancestor.Louis XVI's influence on the monarchy was to have it abolished, as he was King during the French Revolution.
King Louis XVI was known as Citizen Louis Capet in France after the Monarchy was ended in France and France declared itself a Republic. Thus King Louis XVI or Citizen Capet was a victim of the Reign of Terror when he was guillotined.
Capet after the death of King Louis XVI.
He was a victim of Regicide. That was the name given to King Louis XVI after the Monarchy was ended in France. He was the only French King to be executed.
Louis XVI (the sixteenth / seize)
When the Royal Family was arrested, its members were stripped of their titles and ordered to revert to an ordinary surname. Bourbon might have been more appropriate, but the name chosen for them was taken from the founder of the dynasty of French Kings, Hugues Capet. so Louis XVI was referred to at his trial as 'Louis Capet', and after his execution Marie-Antoinette became 'La Veuve Capet' - widow Capet.
After the execution of Louis XVI she was called widow Capet.
King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine 21 January 1793 as "Citoyen Louis Capet". Marie Antoinette was executed on 16 October 1793
Louis XVI, who was beheaded along with his son, the [presumptive] Louis XVII. When the monarchy was restored, Louis XVIII became king.
Louis XVI was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. He was referred to as Citizen Louis Capet during the four months just before he was executed by guillotine. He was the son of Louis, Dauphin of France, son and heir-apparent of King Louis XV.
He was a king of France during last four years of JJR's life - Rousseau said people sometimes need to be forced to be free and that is what happened to citizen Louis Capet, before known as Louis XVI. He needed to be executed since he could not become free
Louis XIV
King Louis XVI of France.