Louis XVI
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| - | '''Louis XVI''', born '''Louis-Auguste de France''' ([[23 August]] [[1754]] – [[21 January]] [[1793]]) ruled as [[List of French monarchs|King]] of '''France''' and [[List of Navarrese monarchs|Navarre]] from [[1774]] until [[1791]], and then as [[Popular monarchy|King of the French]] from [[1791]] to [[1792]]. Suspended and arrested during the [[Insurrection of the 10th of August|Insurrection of the 10th of August 1792]], he was tried by the [[National Convention]], found guilty of treason, and [[executed]] on [[21 January]] [[1793]]. His execution signaled the end of [[absolute monarchy]] in France and would eventually bring about the rise of [[Napoleon I|Napoleon Bonaparte]]. | + | '''Louis XVI''', born '''Louis-Auguste de France''' ([[August 23]] [[1754]] – [[January 21]] [[1793]]) ruled as King of '''France'''. His execution signaled the end of [[absolute monarchy]] in France and would eventually bring about the rise of [[Napoleon I|Napoleon Bonaparte]]. |
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Louis XVI, born Louis-Auguste de France (August 23 1754 – January 21 1793) ruled as King of France. His execution signaled the end of absolute monarchy in France and would eventually bring about the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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