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Which king of France was guillotined during the French Revolution?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 132
Quel roi de France a été guillotiné pendant la Révolution française ?
Which king of France was guillotined during the French Revolution?
Answer. Louis XVI.
Louis XVI.
King Louis XVI is guillotined in Paris on 21 January 1793, a few months after the Republic is proclaimed.
The official text that proves it
« Pour protéger la République, le gouvernement met en place la Terreur . Il surveille strictement les ennemis de la Révolution et utilise la guillotine contre ceux qu’il considère comme des traîtres. Louis XVI est ainsi exécuté en 1793. »
To protect the Republic, the government establishes the Terror. It closely monitors the enemies of the Revolution and uses the guillotine against those it considers traitors. Louis XVI is thus executed in 1793.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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