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King Louie XVI is born on 23 August 1754
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King Louie XVI's father died of tuberculosis on December 20, 1765.
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King Louie XVI's mother died on March 13, 1767, also from tuberculosis
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On 16 May 1770, at the age of fifteen, King LouisXVI married the fourteen-year-old, Austrian, Marie Antoinette.
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When Louis XVI became king in 1774, he was not yet 20 years old and the government was very in debt and having problems.
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Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte was born on December 19, 1778.
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Louis-Joseph-Xavier-François was born on October 22, 1781. He became the heir to the throne.
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Louis-Charles was born on March 27, 1785.
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Sophie-Hélène-Béatrix, was born on July 9, 1786. She died in infancy.
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Angry frenchmen stormed the bastille, a fortress that was at the time being used as a prison, and started the French Revolution on July 14, 1789. That was the start of Bastille Day, a French national holiday which is celebrated on July 14 each year.
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King Louis XVI was officially arrested on the 13th of August, 1792 for treason.
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On September 21, 1792, the National Assembly declared France to be a Republic and abolished the Monarchy.
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On January 21, 1793, King Louie XVI died on the guillotine. He was the only king of France ever to be exicuted.
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King Louie XVI was buried on January 21, 1815 in Saint Denis Basilica, France.
