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Why was King Louis XVI sent to prison?
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King Louis XVI was arrested on August 13, 1792 and sent to the Temple, which as a fortress in Paris that was used as a prison. He was arrested due to him and his wife, Marie Antoinette, trying to flee to Austria and allow an invasion into France to counter the French Revolution. They made it as far as the town of Varennes where they were recognized and arrested. King Louis XVI was then executed on January 21, 1793 after being convicted of high treason.
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