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Trial and execution of Louis XVI

The Convention found Louis XVI guilty and sentenced him to death; he was executed on 21 January 1793.

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Louis XVI arrested at Varennes in June 1791 and again after 10 August 1792, then tried and sentenced Scholarship & press 1 2 3

French Revolution Scholarship & press 4
Listed in the textbook's timeline of the Revolution.

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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. Scholarship & press
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.
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. Scholarship & press
Attempting to flee France, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their children are arrested at Varennes and brought back to Paris.
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. Scholarship & press
He and his family escaped through a secret passage and placed themselves under the protection of the Legislative Assembly, which arrested him.
Cambridge International AS Level History: Modern Europe, 1750-1921 Coursebook, Chapter 1, France, 1774-1814 (excerpt), Cambridge University Press. Scholarship & press
Jan 1793 Execution of the king

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