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Louis XVI, the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French revolution, was executed on Jan. 21, 1793, as citizen Louis Capet, having been stripped of his titles and honors. This drawing of the event belongs to the France National Library. (Wikipedia image via CNS)

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