1792 ⟶ Discovery of Louis XVI's Secret Correspondence
November 20: Discovery in the king's apartment in the Tuiler...
Year
1789
1791
1792
🗳️ Louis XVI Calls for Estates-General Elections
January 24: King Louis XVI convokes elections for delegates to the Estates-General⟶
French RevolutionLouis XVIEstates-GeneralElectionsPolitical ReformPre-RevolutionMonarchyFrance18th Century
📜 Louis XVI Accepts the Constitution
September 13–14: Louis XVI formally accepts the new Constitution.⟶
French RevolutionLouis XVIConstitutionMonarchyConstitutional MonarchyAcceptanceRoyal AuthorityPolitical ReformLegislative Assembly
✉️ Discovery of Louis XVI's Secret Correspondence
November 20: Discovery in the king's apartment in the Tuileries Palace of the armoire de fer, an iron strongbox containing Louis XVI's secret correspondence with Mirabeau and with foreign monarchs.⟶
French RevolutionLouis XVITuileries PalaceArmoire de ferSecret CorrespondenceMonarchyRepublicanismPolitical IntrigueConspiracyTreason
👑 Invasion of Tuileries Palace: King Forced to Wear Liberty Cap
June 20: Demonstrators invade the Tuileries Palace and King Louis XVI condescends to wear a red liberty cap and drink to the health of the Nation.⟶
French RevolutionLouis XVITuileries PalacePopular UprisingLiberty CapMonarchyRadicalismDemonstrationPolitical ProtestConstitutional Monarchy
⚖️ National Convention Convicts Louis XVI of Treason
January 15: The Convention declares Louis XVI guilty of conspiracy against public liberty by a vote of 707 to zero.⟶
French RevolutionLouis XVINational ConventionTreasonPoliticsTrialMonarchyRepublicGuillotineRegicide
👑 Execution of King Louis XVI
January 21: Louis XVI is beheaded at 10:22 on Place de la Révolution. The commander of the execution, Antoine Joseph Santerre, orders a drum roll to drown out his final words to the crowd.⟶
French RevolutionLouis XVIExecutionRegicideRepublicTerrorGuillotineMonarchyPlace de la Révolution