1792 ⟶ Royal Family Imprisoned in the Temple
August 13: Royal family imprisoned in the Temple.
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⛪ Royal Family Blocked from Easter Observance
April 18: The National Guard, despite orders from Lafayette, blocks the royal family from going to the Château de Saint-Cloud to celebrate Easter.⟶
ReligionRoyal FamilyNational GuardLafayetteEasterReligious FreedomPopular SovereigntyTensionsRevolutionary PeriodFrench Revolution
👑 Royal Family's Attempted Escape from France
June 20–21: The Flight to Varennes. In the night of 20–21 June, the King, the Queen and their children slip out of the Tuileries Palace and flee by carriage in the direction of Montmédy.⟶
French RevolutionMonarchyKing Louis XVIQueen Marie AntoinetteFlight to VarennesCounter-revolutionRepublicanismPolitical CrisisRoyal Family
👑 Death of Louis XVII in Temple Prison and Royal Succession
June 8: Death of the 10-year-old Louis XVII imprisoned in the Temple. His uncle in exile, the comte de Provence, inherits the title as Louis XVIII, king of France.⟶
French RevolutionLouis XVIISuccessionMonarchyTemple PrisonRoyal FamilyDeathComte de ProvenceLouis XVIII