Person
Louis XVI
King of France until the monarchy was overthrown in 1792; executed in January 1793.
- Dates
- 23 Aug 1754 – 21 Jan 1793
- Wikidata
- Q7732
Connections 4
head of
- French royal government King of France Scholarship & press 12
involved in
- Assembly of Notables of 1787 called it, then dismissed it when it asked to see the accounts (by the textbook's account) Scholarship & press 34
- Estates-General of 1789 convoked it in August 1788 and opened it Scholarship & press 56
- Trial and execution of Louis XVI arrested at Varennes in June 1791 and again after 10 August 1792, then tried and sentenced Scholarship & press 789
Timeline 1 date
- 23 Aug 1754 – 21 Jan 1793 Louis XVI
Proof 9 sources
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The Franco-American Revolution, Part 1 (guest post by an intern, 4 Corners of the World blog), Library of Congress, 2021.
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the young French King Louis XVI was eager to use this conflict to weaken the British Empire by helping deprive it of its North American colonies.
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Louis XVI, King of the French, born 23 August 1754, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (CUNY).
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Louis XVI, King of the French, born 23 August 1754
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Calonne, "Programs of Reform," Address to Assembly of Notables (1787), Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (CUNY), 22 Feb 1787.
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To obtain the support of regional nobles for such changes, the King called an Assembly of Notables.
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Cambridge International AS Level History: Modern Europe, 1750-1921 Coursebook, Chapter 1, France, 1774-1814 (excerpt), Cambridge University Press.
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When the Notables demanded an accurate account of the royal finances, the king refused and instead dismissed the Assembly.
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The New World and the Old: An American at the Opening of the Estates-General (May 1789), Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (CUNY), May 1789.
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The King at length arrives and takes his Seat
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The Estates-General are convoked for 1 May 1789, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (CUNY), 8 Aug 1788.
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The Estates–General are convoked for 1 May 1789.
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Execution of the King (21 January 1793), Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (CUNY), 21 Jan 1793.
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After voting unanimously to find the King guilty, the deputies held a separate vote on his punishment. By a single vote, Louis was sentenced to death, "within twenty–four hours.
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The royal family is arrested at Varennes, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (CUNY), 20 Jun 1791.
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Attempting to flee France, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their children are arrested at Varennes and brought back to Paris.
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The Attack on the Tuileries (10 August 1792), Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (CUNY), 10 Aug 1792.
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He and his family escaped through a secret passage and placed themselves under the protection of the Legislative Assembly, which arrested him.
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