1791 ⟶ Royal Family's Attempted Escape from France
June 20–21: The Flight to Varennes. In the night of 20–21 Ju...
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1791
1792
👑 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
👑 King Louis XVI's Arrest at Varennes and Return to Paris
June 21–22: The King is recognized at Varennes. The Assembly announces that he was taken against his will, and sends three commissioners to bring him back to Paris.⟶
French RevolutionMonarchyLouis XVIVarennesRoyal FlightNational AssemblyPolitical CrisisRepublicCounter-Revolution
