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King Louis XVI was executed.
King Louis XVI of France was executed on 21 January 1793.
Louis XVI was executed by the Jacobin faction of the French Revolution. The approval was given by their leader Robespierre.
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
He opposed King Louis. He sent him to be executed using the guillotine.