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Louis XVI
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Louis XVI 1754-1793.
King of France (1774-1792). In 1789 he summoned the Estates-General, but he did not grant the reforms that were demanded and revolution followed. Louis and his queen, Marie Antoinette, were executed in 1793.
Louis XVI
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(Biographies / Louis XVI (1754-1793) M, French, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1754-93, king of France (1774-92); grandson of Louis XV. He married Marie Antoinette in 1770 and they were guillotined during the French Revolution
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Noun1.Louis XVI - king of France from 1774 to 1792Louis XVI - king of France from 1774 to 1792; his failure to grant reforms led to the French Revolution; he and his queen (Marie Antoinette) were guillotined (1754-1793)
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