He was executed using the guillotine on the 21st January 1973.
He was the only French King to be executed.
The execution of Queen Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI.
Guillotine
Louis XVI (the sixteenth / seize)
Louis XVI, who was beheaded along with his son, the [presumptive] Louis XVII. When the monarchy was restored, Louis XVIII became king.
Louis XIV
The Regicide of King Louis XVI. The execution of Marie Antoiette. The demise of Maximilien Robespierre.
King Louis XVI of France.
King Louis XVI
The French monarch in 1789 was King Louis XVI. He became King of France in 1774.
No, King Louis XVI was not killed on Bastille Day. The Bastille Day, which occurred on July 14, 1789, marked the beginning of the French Revolution but did not involve the king's execution. Louis XVI was executed by guillotine on January 21, 1793, after being found guilty of treason.
After the execution of Louis XVI she was called widow Capet.