Louis XVI ruled as King of France from 1774 to 1791. He inherited a country deep in debt from the Seven Years' War and his wife Marie Antoinette's excessive spending. Growing unrest over poverty and hunger led to the French Revolution. In 1789, an angry mob stormed Versailles and forced the royal family to move to Paris under their control. Louis XVI tried to escape in 1791 but was captured and seen as a traitor. He was executed by guillotine in 1793, becoming the last King of France.