Question

What ultimately happened to King Louis XVI and his wife?

• A. They were imprisoned for life.
• B. They were re-instated as the heads of the State.
• C. They were executed at the guillotine.
• D. They were exiled to Austria.

Answer 1

The correct option is C They were executed at the guillotine.

On 21 January 1793, in the Place de la Révolution, the King was executed by the guillotine. His wife, Queen Antoinette, followed shortly after that.