Louis XVI’s death on the guillotine at only 39
Louis XVI’s death on the guillotine. He was only 39 years old. Born Louis-Auguste de France, Comte de Berry, was not the natural pretender to the throne when he was born on August 23, 1754. The reigning king Louis XV had a son Louis de France who died on December 20, 1765, and the future Louis XVI also had two older brothers, the Duc de Bourgogne (1751-1761) and Xavier de