Execution of Louis XVI
E19717
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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Execution of Louis XVI canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Execution of Louis XVI Context triple: [French Revolution, keyEvent, Execution of Louis XVI]
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Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a particularly violent and radical phase of the French Revolution marked by mass executions, political purges, and authoritarian rule under the Committee of Public Safety.
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The Death of Marat
The Death of Marat is a 1793 Neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David that dramatically depicts the murdered French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub, becoming an iconic image of the French Revolution.
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White Terror
White Terror refers to the campaign of political repression, mass executions, and violence carried out by anti-Bolshevik forces and their allies during the Russian Civil War.
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Katyn massacre
The Katyn massacre was a World War II mass execution of thousands of Polish military officers and intelligentsia carried out by the Soviet NKVD in 1940.
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E.
Night of the Long Knives
The Night of the Long Knives was a 1934 purge in Nazi Germany during which Adolf Hitler ordered the assassination of political rivals and perceived threats within his own movement to consolidate his power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Execution of Louis XVI Target entity description: 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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A.
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a particularly violent and radical phase of the French Revolution marked by mass executions, political purges, and authoritarian rule under the Committee of Public Safety.
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B.
The Death of Marat
The Death of Marat is a 1793 Neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David that dramatically depicts the murdered French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub, becoming an iconic image of the French Revolution.
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C.
White Terror
White Terror refers to the campaign of political repression, mass executions, and violence carried out by anti-Bolshevik forces and their allies during the Russian Civil War.
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D.
Katyn massacre
The Katyn massacre was a World War II mass execution of thousands of Polish military officers and intelligentsia carried out by the Soviet NKVD in 1940.
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E.
Night of the Long Knives
The Night of the Long Knives was a 1934 purge in Nazi Germany during which Adolf Hitler ordered the assassination of political rivals and perceived threats within his own movement to consolidate his power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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public execution ⓘ regicide ⓘ |
| attendedBy | large Parisian crowd ⓘ |
| calendar |
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
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surface form:
Gregorian calendar
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| cause |
conviction for crimes against the state
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conviction for high treason ⓘ |
| consequence |
intensification of European coalition against France
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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
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Reign of Terror ⓘ French First Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Rise of the French First Republic
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| FrenchRevolutionaryCalendarDate | 2 Pluviôse Year I ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolution ⓘ |
| implementsUsed |
guillotine designed by Antoine Louis
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scaffold ⓘ |
| legalBasis | sentence of the National Convention ⓘ |
| location |
Paris
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Place de la Concorde ⓘ
surface form:
Place de la Révolution
|
| memorializedBy |
contemporary engravings
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historical paintings ⓘ numerous historical accounts ⓘ |
| method |
beheading
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guillotine ⓘ |
| organizer | French revolutionary authorities ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolution ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
struggle between Girondins and Montagnards
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war between revolutionary France and European monarchies ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
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surface form:
Abolition of the French monarchy (1792)
Trial of Louis XVI ⓘ |
| presidingBody | National Convention ⓘ |
| public | true ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Execution of Marie Antoinette
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French First Republic ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive break with monarchy in France
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turning point in the French Revolution ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | morning ⓘ |
| victim | Louis XVI of France ⓘ |
| victimAge | 38 ⓘ |
| victimFormerTitle |
Kings of France
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surface form:
King of France
King of the French ⓘ |
| victimTitleAtDeath | citizen Louis Capet ⓘ |
| year | 1793 ⓘ |
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Subject: Execution of Louis XVI Description of subject: 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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