Louis XVI - Obituary. Louis XVI was born August 23, 1754 in , in the Palace of Versailles, to parents Marie-Josephe of Saxony and Louis XIII of France. ... November 1972, Louis and his family were charged for treason. Louis was found guilty by the National Assembly and condemned to death.  he was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. He was referred to as Citizen Louis Capet during the four months before he was guillotined.