1792 ⟶ Execution of King Louis XVI
January 21: Louis XVI is beheaded at 10:22 on Place de la Ré...
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1792
1794
👑 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.⟶
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🔪 Robespierre Calls for King Louis XVI's Execution
December 3: Robespierre, leader of the Jacobins and First Deputy for Paris in the convention, demands that the King be put to death.⟶
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⚖️ Louis XVI on Trial Begins Before the National Convention
December 10: Opening of the trial of Louis XVI before the convention.⟶
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⚖️ 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.⟶
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🔪 Convention Votes on Louis XVI's Execution
January 17: In a vote lasting twenty-one hours, 361 deputies vote for the death penalty, and 360 against (including 26 for a death penalty followed by a pardon). The Convention rejects a final appeal to the people.⟶
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⚰️ Execution of Madame Élisabeth
May 10: Execution of Madame Élisabeth, the sister of Louis XVI.⟶
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