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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]].
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Louis XVI, born Louis-Auguste de France (23 August 175421 January 1793) ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792. Suspended and arrested during the 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 Bonaparte.


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