1789 ⟶ Louis XVI Calls for Estates-General Elections
January 24: King Louis XVI convokes elections for delegates ...
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🗳️ 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 Recognizes Assembly, Orders Military to Paris
June 27: Louis XVI reverses course, instructs the nobility and clergy to meet with the other estates, and recognizes the new Assembly. At the same time, he orders reliable military units, largely composed of Swiss and German mercenaries, to Paris.⟶
Louis XVINational AssemblyEstates-GeneralPolitical ManeuveringMonarchyMilitary DeploymentMercenariesFrench RevolutionConstitutional Crisis
📜 Louis XVI Accepts the Constitution
September 13–14: Louis XVI formally accepts the new Constitution.⟶
French RevolutionLouis XVIConstitutionMonarchyConstitutional MonarchyAcceptanceRoyal AuthorityPolitical ReformLegislative Assembly
🏛️ Louis XVI Brought Before the National Convention
December 11: Louis XVI is brought before the convention. He appears in person twice, December 11 and 26.⟶
Louis XVINational ConventionTrialMonarchyFrench RevolutionPoliticsRevolutionary TribunalLegal ProceedingsAccusationDeposition
⚖️ 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