Execution of Louis XVI
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execution-of-louis-xvi-179-17942824
title:
Execution of Louis XVI
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Louis XVI, former King of France since the abolition of the monarchy, was publicly executed on 21 January 1793 during the French Revolution at the Place de la Révolution in Paris. At his trial four days prior, the National Convention had convicted the former king of high treason in a near-unanimous vote; while no one voted "not guilty", several deputies abstained. Ultimately, they condemned him to death by a simple majority. The execution by guillotine was performed by Charles-Henri Sanson, then
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1793 public execution of Louis XVI
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Louis_XVI
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2009-01-30T10:43:40Z
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2024-09-05T03:25:29Z
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