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      • Louis XVI (born Louis-Auguste; August 23, 1754–January 21, 1793) was the French king whose reign collapsed because of the French Revolution. His failure to grasp the situation and to compromise, coupled with his requests for foreign intervention, were factors that led to his execution by guillotine and the creation of the new republic.
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  1. 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.

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  3. In Paris, mobs filled the city's streets. The fear spread that the king would retaliate with force. On July 14 the mob stormed the Bastille to obtain arms. The attack launched the nation down a pathway that would eventually lead to the destruction of the monarchy and the execution of Louis XVI.

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  5. The trial and execution of Louis XVI caused a sensation across France and around the world. Kings had been assassinated, overthrown and toppled by military defeat – but for a reigning monarch to be tried and executed in public by his own people was almost unparalleled.

  6. Eyewitness to History Primary Source. 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.

  7. Jul 17, 2023 · In this first-hand historical account, we delve into the final moments of King Louis XVI during the tumultuous days of the French Revolution. Through the eyes of the royal priest, Henry Essex...

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  8. This report in the London Times from late January 1793 describes the execution of Louis XVI: “By an express which arrived yesterday morning… we learn the following particulars of the King’s execution. At six o’clock on Monday morning, the King went to take a farewell of the Queen and royal family.

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