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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.
Speech by Jean-Marie Calès, député from Haute-Garonne, on the punishment of Louis XVI. 12 députés and 4 substitutes Jean-Baptiste Mailhe, 1° yes, 2° no, 3° death with the amendment in my name, 4° yes. Jean-François-Bertrand Delmas, 1° yes, 2° no, 3° death, 4° no. fr:Joseph-Étienne Projean, 1° yes, 2° no, 3° death, 4° no.
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 .
King Louis XVI's attempted flight to Varennes in June 1791 further discredited the monarchy, and military defeats after the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars in April 1792 led to an armed insurrection on 10 August 1792. The monarchy was replaced by the French First Republic in September, and Louis XVI was executed in January 1793.
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. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France (son and heir-apparent of King Louis XV), and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died in 1765.
Louis XV died. He was succeeded by his grandson Louis XVI. 1778: February: France recognizes the American colonies as independent from the United Kingdom, making its involvement in the American War of Independence official. France will wage war with the United Kingdom in the Americas and other parts of the world assuring victory with the Peace ...
Charles-Henri Sanson, full title Chevalier Charles-Henri Sanson de Longval (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl ɑ̃ʁi sɑ̃sɔ̃]; 15 February 1739 – 4 July 1806), was the royal executioner of France during the reign of King Louis XVI, as well as high executioner of the First French Republic.
Louis XVI of France. 21 January – King Louis XVI of France (executed) (born 1754) [6] 4 March – Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre, admiral (born 1725) 13 July – Jean-Paul Marat, French Revolutionary leader (assassinated) (born 1743 in Prussia) 17 July – Charlotte Corday, assassin of Jean-Paul Marat (executed) (born 1768)