Louis was a courtier and part of the king’s inner circle. But there were people who didn't like his closeness to the king and tried to get rid of him, and they succeeded, they framed him and people thought that he was a traitor and he was publicly executed, he tried to plead his innocence but they didn't believe him so he was fed up and did not show any emotions before he was brought to the stage and shown, his last words were "I beg you all to pray for me.