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On January 20, 1793, the deputies decreed Louis’ guilt and his punishment by death; there would be no reprieve of his execution. The following day, the sentence against Louis was carried out. Illustration of Louis XVI meeting with his family just before his execution on January 20, 1793.
A Paris journal opposes the execution of the king (September 1792) Jacques Hebert calls for the execution of the king (November 1792) The National Convention’s charges against the king (December 1792) Maximilian Robespierre on the fate of Louis XVI (December 1792) Thomas Paine opposes executing the king (January 1793)
- Royal Prisoners
- To Condemn A King
- Indictment
- The Trial
- Execution
By September 1792, the French Revolution had completely transformed French society; the feudal regime had been demolished, the powers of the Church and aristocracy curtailed, and the natural rights of man affirmed. The Constitution of 1791 had been crafted for a new, egalitarian society, in which there were neither patricians nor peasants, neither ...
In early September, 749 deputies were elected to the new National Convention. Like the Legislative Assembly that preceded it, the Convention was overwhelmingly young, with two-thirds of its members under 45, most of whom were lawyers. Many of these new deputies were already prominent revolutionary leaders, including Maximilien Robespierre, Jacques-...
On 20 November, it was announced that an iron chest had been discovered in a hidden compartment in the Tuileries' walls. Within were letters and documents that incriminated the king of anti-revolutionary and treasonous behavior. Most shocking to the Convention were letters that revealed the late revolutionary leader Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, comte de...
Louis' team immediately went to work preparing his defense. His lead counsel was Lamoignon de Malesherbes, a 71-year-old statesman who had twice served as royal minister; when asked what had compelled him to fight this losing battle, Malesherbes replied, "I was called twice to the service of him who was my Master, when all the world coveted that ho...
In the intervening days between sentencing and execution, others tried to save Louis from his fate. Thomas Paine suggested sending Louis Capet to Philadelphia, where he could be rehabilitated as a dutiful citizen. Marquis de Condorcetgave a long-winded speech about the evils of capital punishment. The Girondins tried to pass a motion delaying the s...
1 day ago · Maintaining that the trial and public execution of Louis XVI was an absolutely essential part of the French Revolution, Walzer discusses two types of regicide: the first, committed by would-be kings or their agents, left the monarchy's mystique and divine right intact, while the second was a revolutionary act intended to destroy it completely.
- Margaret Schaus
- 2012
Louis XVI, former King of France since the abolition of the monarchy, was publicly executed on 21 January 1793 during the French Revolution at the Place de la Révolution in Paris.
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The trial and execution of Louis XVI. In December 1792, the National Convention put the deposed Louis XVI on trial for 33 charges of betrayal, sabotage or failure of leadership. After weeks of testimony and deliberation, all 693 of the Convention’s deputies found him guilty.
On January 20, 1793, the National Convention condemned Louis XVI to death, his execution scheduled for the next day. Louis spent that evening saying goodbye to his wife and children. The following day dawned cold and wet. Louis arose at five. At eight o'clock a guard of 1,200 horsemen arrived to escort the former king on a two-hour carriage ...
