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Day of 21 January 1793 – the death of Louis Capet at the Place de la Révolution, by Charles Monnet (1794) 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.
28 mag 2024 · On the death of his grandfather Louis XV, Louis succeeded to the French throne on May 10, 1774. At that time he was still immature, lacking in self-confidence, austere in manner, and, because of a physical defect (later remedied by an operation), unable to consummate his marriage.
- 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...
Louis XVI was the only king of France ever to be executed, and his death brought an end to more than a thousand years of continuous French monarchy.
5 ott 2022 · Learn how the former king of France was tried and executed by guillotine in 1793, after being overthrown by the French Revolution. Explore the causes, events, and consequences of his death, and the role of the National Convention and the Jacobins.
- 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...
- 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 1...
- 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.
9 feb 2010 · Learn how Louis XVI, the last king of France, was guillotined on January 21, 1793, after being convicted of treason by the French National Convention. Find out the causes and consequences of the French Revolution and the role of the guillotine in it.
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2 apr 2014 · Louis was soon found guilty by the National Assembly and condemned to death. Louis XVI was guillotined in the Place de la Révolution on January 21, 1793.
Ultimately unwilling to cede his royal power to the Revolutionary government, Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and condemned to death. He was guillotined on January 21, 1793.
