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What was the main reason for the execution of King Louis XVI in 1793

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His main reason for being executed was because he attempted to flee Austria.
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One day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris.
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