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Louis XVI and his family being transferred to the Temple Prison on 13 August 1792. Engraving by Jacques François Joseph Swebach-Desfontaines, 1792.. Following the attack on the Tuileries Palace during the insurrection of 10 August 1792, King Louis XVI was imprisoned at the Temple Prison in Paris, along with his wife Marie Antoinette, their two children and his younger sister Élisabeth.
Original – The execution of Louis XVI on the future Place de la Concorde on 21 January 1793 Reason High quality engraving. Articles in which this image appears Execution of Louis XVI, French Revolution, Guillotine, History of Paris, Louis XVI, Place de la Concorde etc. FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others Creator
Louis XVI (Louis-Auguste; French: [lwi sɛːz]; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. Louis XVI was the husband of Marie Antoinette .
Charles-Henri Sanson performed 2,918 executions, including that of Louis XVI. Even though he was not a supporter of the monarchy, Sanson was initially reluctant to execute the king but in the end performed the execution. As David Jordan notes, "No Monsieur de Paris had ever had the honor of executing a king, and Sanson wanted precise instructions."
The trial of Louis XVI—officially called "Citizen Louis Capet" since being dethroned—before the National Convention in December 1792 was a key event of the French Revolution. He was convicted of high treason and other crimes, resulting in his execution .
Triboulet was a jester for Louis XII (King of France from 1498 to 1515) who is perhaps most famous for slapping the king on the butt. This act greatly angered the king and he threatened to have ...
Here, see the best photos of King Carl XVI Gustaf throughout his life. 1946. ... Following the death of his grandfather, he became King Carl XVI Gustaf on September 15, 1973. Four days later, his ...
King Louis XVI returns to Paris after his attempted flight (June 25, 1791) The National Guard fires on demonstrators in the Champ de Mars (July 17, 1791) 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 .