1754–1793
Louis XVI of France
King of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1791, then King of the French from 1791 to 1792
38years old at death
14,031days lived
6%of the people on this site died younger
Louis XVI of France was born on 23 August 1754 and died on 21 January 1793, aged 38 years and 151 days. That is 14,031 days in all.
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