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When was Louis XVII's father executed?

  • 21 January 1793

  • 14 July 1793

  • 21 July 1795

  • Never

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Louis XVII's father, Louis XVI, was executed on 21 January 1793. This was during the French Revolution, when France was ruled by a group of people called the Jacobins. The Jacobins were against the monarchy, and they wanted to execute Louis XVI because he was the king. Louis XVI was executed by guillotine, which is a machine that cuts off people's heads.
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