Execution of Louis XVI

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The Execution of Louis XVI was the 1793 public beheading of the French king in Paris, marking a decisive break with monarchy and a radical turning point in the French Revolution.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
public execution
regicide
attendedBy large Parisian crowd
calendar Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
surface form: Gregorian calendar
cause conviction for crimes against the state
conviction for high treason
consequence intensification of European coalition against France
strengthening of republican sentiment in France
symbolic end of absolute monarchy in France
country France
date 1793-01-21
followedBy Radicalization of the French Revolution
Reign of Terror
French First Republic
surface form: Rise of the French First Republic
FrenchRevolutionaryCalendarDate 2 Pluviôse Year I
historicalPeriod French Revolution
implementsUsed guillotine designed by Antoine Louis
scaffold
legalBasis sentence of the National Convention
location Paris
Place de la Concorde
surface form: Place de la Révolution
memorializedBy contemporary engravings
historical paintings
numerous historical accounts
method beheading
guillotine
organizer French revolutionary authorities
partOf French Revolution
politicalContext struggle between Girondins and Montagnards
war between revolutionary France and European monarchies
precededBy Storming of the Tuileries Palace
surface form: Abolition of the French monarchy (1792)

Trial of Louis XVI
presidingBody National Convention
public true
relatedTo Execution of Marie Antoinette
French First Republic
significance decisive break with monarchy in France
turning point in the French Revolution
timeOfDay morning
victim Louis XVI of France
victimAge 38
victimFormerTitle Kings of France
surface form: King of France

King of the French
victimTitleAtDeath citizen Louis Capet
year 1793

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French Revolution keyEvent Execution of Louis XVI