jan 21, 1793 - King Louis XVI Was Executed!

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King Louis attempted to escape as the revolution was occurring however was caught and executed. Over the time Louis was king he was not fair. This already led to a possible bad future. The peasants did not have fair rights within France however consisted of the largest of the estates. In voting they were 98% of the population but their votes were only equal to the amount of votes of the other estates. This made the third estate very mad and they broke off into the national assembly. Louis was still king with this assembly for a while however as they gained more power he tried to escape France however was then caught and executed.

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