What happened to King Louis XVI during the French Revolution?

A) He abdicated the throne and moved to Switzerland.
B) He successfully fled to Austria with his wife.
C) He ruled as a less powerful constitutional monarch after the Revolution.
D) He was executed, along with numerous aristocrats.
E) He was rescued from French imprisonment by British spies.

King Louis XVI

The last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution, executed for treason against the state in 1793.

French Revolution

A period of radical social and political upheaval in France (1789-1799) that significantly affected European and world history, characterized by its attempts to fundamentally redefine the structure of society.