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.
Statements (46)
| 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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