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Nov 21, 2021 · On 21 January 1793 an event occurred which sent spasms of shock through Europe and still echoes through western history. French King Louis XVI, just 38 years old and the leader of one of the world’s most modern and powerful countries, had been executed by what was seen as a revolutionary rabble.
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Feb 9, 2010 · One day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la...
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Louis XVI, former king of France since the abolition of the monarchy, was publicly executed by beheading by guillotine on 21 January 1793 during the French Revolution and the French First Republic at the Place de la Révolution in Paris.
Oct 5, 2022 · The trial of Louis XVI of France (or Citizen Louis Capet as he was then called) lasted from 11 December 1792, when he was indicted, to 17 January 1793, when the sentence of execution was rendered. When and where was Louis XVI executed?
- King Louis XVI of France was put on trial by the French National Convention for numerous crimes that he had committed since the start of the French...
- During the French Revolution, the Mountain was an extremist political group that emerged in opposition to the Girondins. Although itself split into...
- King Louis XVI of France was executed on the Place de la Revolution (modern Place de la Concorde) in Paris around 10 am on 21 January 1793.
Aug 19, 2024 · Louis XVI, the last king of France (1774–92) in the line of Bourbon monarchs preceding the French Revolution of 1789. The monarchy was abolished on September 21, 1792; later Louis and his queen consort, Marie-Antoinette, were guillotined on charges of counterrevolution.
- Louis XVI’s father was the dauphin (heir apparent) Louis, and his mother was Maria Josepha of Saxony. Although Louis was his father’s third son, he...
- All of Louis’s elder siblings died when they were children. His younger brothers would succeed him as Louis XVIII and Charles X. His sister Elizabe...
- Louis XVI approved French military support for the American colonies in their successful struggle against the British, but the expense nearly bankr...
- Ultimately unwilling to cede his royal power to the Revolutionary government, Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and condemned to death. He was...
The trial of Louis XVI —officially called " Citizen Louis Capet " since being dethroned—before the National Convention in December 1792 was a key event of the French Revolution. He was convicted of high treason and other crimes, resulting in his execution.
Execution of Louis XVI in the Place de la Révolution. The empty pedestal in front of him had supported an equestrian statue of his grandfather, Louis XV. When the monarchy was abolished on 21 September 1792, the statue was torn down and sent to be melted. On 15 January 1793, the convention, composed of 721 deputies, voted on the verdict.
