1792 ⟶ Invasion of Tuileries Palace: King Forced to Wear Liberty Cap
June 20: Demonstrators invade the Tuileries Palace and King ...
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1791
1792
👑 Louis XVI Suspended by the National Assembly
June 25: Louis XVI returns to Paris. The Assembly suspends his functions until further notice.⟶
Louis XVIMonarchyNational AssemblySuspension of PowersFrench RevolutionLegislative PowerPolitical CrisisConstitutional MonarchyRoyal AuthorityDeposition
👑 National Assembly Declares King's Inviolability and Suspends Powers
July 15: National Assembly declares the king inviolable, and cannot be put on trial. Louis XVI suspended from his duties until the ratification of a new Constitution.⟶
National AssemblyLouis XVIConstitutional MonarchyInviolabilitySuspension of PowersConstitutionFrench RevolutionPoliticsMonarchy
👑 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
✉️ 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