Summary of reign
Louis XVI was born in the Palace of Versailles on August 23rd, 1754. He married Marie Antoinette at age 15. His whole family died when he was a child, and was raised by his grandfather until the age of 20, when he died. .He was then put into power. Throughout the duration of his reign, him and his wife drained all of the money out of France and caused major dept. Louis wasn't a tyrant, which is usually what makes a king bad. He was really shy and couldn't make decisions. By 1789, the fiscal crisis in France was getting out of hand. In May of 1789, Louis met with the Estates General to try to work out the dept situation but it didn't go over well. Later in July, there were riots in France and people were trying to break into the Bastille prison. Him and his wife were moved from Versailles to Paris and he abandoned all of his duties and lost a lot of credibility. Louis was sentenced to execution by guillotine. His execution took place on January 21st, 1793 in the Palace de la Revolution.
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