Louis XVI, king of France 1674-1793, is shown on the scaffold on January 21, 1793, just before being guillotined.

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Louis XVI was king of France 1674-1793. His wife was Marie Antoinette. During his reign, the French Revolution started, the monarchy abolished, and Louis was tried for treason and sentenced to death. In this illustration dating too 1895, he is shown on the scaffold on January 21, 1793, just before being guillotined.

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