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2007-03-07 11:53:33 · 7 answers · asked by AshconLivingston 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I'm sorry, I meant King Louis XVI
2007-03-07 12:02:19 · update #1
He wasn't. King Louis XVI was.
The charge was high treason, and you can find more out on Wikipedia - link below to the page.
2007-03-07 11:59:40 · answer #1 · answered by Saint Bee 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Louis XIV was the "sun king" who created the Versailles Palace. He was never executed.
Louis XVI was the king during the French Revolution and was executed for treason. He got owned the the guillotine...
2007-03-07 12:02:59 · answer #2 · answered by beatswheats 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is only half the truth. At first Louis XVI cooperated with the revolutionaries. In the beginning there was a faint possibility to institute a constitutional monarchy. (In a movie I saw he even helped perfect the design of the guillotine but I don't know if it's a fact.)
But after a few years he tried to escape France. He didn't succeed and was decapitated by the angry revolutionaries. Sorry, I don't know the exact details of this episode, but it's certainly in wikipedia.
2007-03-07 12:23:50 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. Zaius 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Louis XIV - The Sun King, died of old age in 1715. Not executed and never arrested.
2007-03-07 11:59:54 · answer #4 · answered by Cotton 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
do you mean King Louis XVI(16)? he was the one "guillotined"
cuz Louis XIV(14) died of natural causes....
2007-03-07 11:58:25 · answer #5 · answered by <3pirate 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
louis xvi was executed because he was an enemy of the revolution
2007-03-07 12:00:53 · answer #6 · answered by MS32291 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Treason i think
2007-03-07 12:26:04 · answer #7 · answered by will w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋