Who deposed Louis XVI?
National Convention
Napoleon Bonaparte
Russian Army
Spanish Legion
Answer
The National Convention was a legislative body during the French Revolution that overthrew King Louis XVI. The Convention was established in 1792 and was composed of members of the Jacobin Club, a radical political group. The Convention abolished the monarchy and declared France to be a republic. Louis XVI was executed by guillotine in 1793.
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