MCQ
Name the king during the French Revolution:
  • A
    Louis $XIV$
  • B
    Louis $XV$
  • Louis $XVI$
  • D
    Louis $XVII$

Answer

Correct option: 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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