1794 ⟶ Execution of Madame Élisabeth
May 10: Execution of Madame Élisabeth, the sister of Louis X...
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1792
1793
1794
🔪 First Execution by Revolutionary Tribunal
August 21: First summary judgement by the Revolutionary Tribunal and execution by the guillotine of a royalist, Louis Collenot d'Angremont (fr).⟶
French RevolutionGuillotineExecutionRevolutionary TribunalJusticeRoyalistTerrorAtrocityPolitical Violence
⚖️ Louis XVI on Trial Begins Before the National Convention
December 10: Opening of the trial of Louis XVI before the convention.⟶
French RevolutionLouis XVITrialNational ConventionMonarchyRepublicRevolutionary TribunalRegicidePoliticsJustice
👑 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
👮 Arrest of Philippe Égalité, Duke of Orléans
April 3: Arrest of Philippe Égalité, a deputy and head of the Orléans branch of the royal family, who had voted for the execution of Louis XVI, his cousin.⟶
French RevolutionArrestPoliticsRoyal FamilyGuillotineDeputyFactionalismRadicalizationLouis XVI
⚰️ Execution of Madame Élisabeth
May 10: Execution of Madame Élisabeth, the sister of Louis XVI.⟶
French RevolutionGuillotineTerrorRoyal FamilyExecutionVictimLouis XVIRevolutionary TribunalPolitical Violence
🔪 Execution of Princess Marie Thérèse de Choiseul
July 27: Marie Thérèse de Choiseul, the princess of Monaco is executed. Her execution would be one of the last during the Reign of Terror.⟶
French RevolutionReign of TerrorExecutionAristocracyGuillotinePolitical ViolenceAtrocityMonacoLast Executions