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Name the king during the French Revolution.

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Louis XIV
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Louis XV
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Louis XVI
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Louis XVII
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Solution

The correct option is C Louis XVI
In 1774, Louis XVI of the Bourbon family of kings ascended the throne of France. He was 20 years old and married to the Austrian princess Marie Antoinette. Upon his accession the new king found an empty treasury. He took certain measures and these let to the French Revolution and ultimately he and his wife were guillotined.

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