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Who was the ruler of France at the outbreak of the French Revolution?

a. Louis XIV
b. George III
c. Alexander I
d. Louis XVI

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The answer is D, At first it was Louis XVI as a constitutional monarchy (1789–1792)

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It was King Louis XIV who was the ruler of France at the outbreak of the French Revolution, since it was primarily against his economic and social policies that the revolutionaries were fighting. 
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