# Louis XVI — The Rights of Man character guide

> Louis XVI in The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Louis XVI

**First appearance:** 0002-part-first-being-an-answer-to-mr-burke-s-attack-on-the-french-revolution

## Who they are

King of France during the Revolution, executed in 1793.

## Relationships

### [Thomas Paine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/thomas_paine)

_rivalry_

Louis XVI and Paine were ideological enemies, with Paine advocating for the king's overthrow and execution during the French Revolution.

### [Thomas Paine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/thomas_paine)

_rivalry_

Louis XVI and Paine were ideological enemies, with Paine advocating for the king's overthrow and execution during the French Revolution.

## In the story

### [Editor's Introduction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/chapters/editor-s-introduction)

King of France; Paine felt gratitude for his services to America and was willing to retain him as head of the executive, but Burke's actions contributed to his death.

### [The Rights of Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/chapters/the-rights-of-man)

Mentioned in the context of the French Revolution and the Declaration of Rights.

### [Rights of Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/chapters/rights-of-man)

The King's delay in sanctioning the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the decrees of August 4 caused uneasiness in Paris.

## Links

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