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Oct 5, 2022 · The trial and execution of King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792) was one of the most impactful events of the French Revolution (1789-99). In December 1792, the former king, now referred to as Citizen Louis Capet, was tried and found guilty of numerous crimes that amounted to high treason, and he was sentenced to death by guillotine. Louis XVI ...
The Execution of Louis XVI. On the cold, foggy morning of January 21, 1793—225 years ago—French King Louis XVI made the hour and a half journey through the city of Paris from the Temple, the fortified medieval monastery where he was imprisoned, to the Place de la Révolution, where the scaffold for his execution was assembled.
King Louis XVI. Date of Birth - Death August 23, 1754 - January 21, 1793. The last king of the Ancien Regime of France, Louis XVI was born on August 23, 1754. He was the third son of the dauphin or heir. When his father died, Louis became the dauphin, next in line to the throne. As the heir, Louis was taught to avoid letting others know of his ...
Louis XVI. Louis XVI (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the King of France from 1774 until 1792, [a] when the monarchy was abolished during the French Revolution. His overthrow and execution ended a monarchy that was over 1,000 years old, although he was not the last French king. He was accused of treason and died in January 1793 By ...
路易十六. 路易十六 （法語： Louis XVI ；1754年8月23日—1793年1月21日），名 路易-奥古斯特 （Louis-Auguste），亦名 路易·卡佩 （Louis Capet）， 法兰西国王 ，1774年即位，1791年后君主头衔更改为 法兰西人之王 ，1792年被废黜，并于次年1月21日被送上 斷頭台 。. 其父 ...
Louis was born at Versailles on 23 August 1754. In 1770, he married Marie Antoinette, daughter of the emperor and empress of Austria, a match intended to consolidate an alliance between France and ...
Feb 9, 2010 · In November, evidence of Louis XVI’s counterrevolutionary intrigues with Austria and other foreign nations was discovered, and he was put on trial for treason by the National Convention. The ...
