Louis XVI Confronts Religious Sanction Dilemma
Louis XVI struggled to reconcile his public obligation to sanction revolutionary laws with personal religious concerns about the new clerical arrangements.
Role range: 1789-1799
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Louis Auguste Bourbon Biography and Timeline
Follow Louis Auguste Bourbon through 58 dated historical records for France.
Louis Auguste Bourbon, historical timeline
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1790
1791
Royal escape arrangements completed - Constitutional consequence
Louis Auguste Bourbon figured in events surrounding royal escape arrangements completed at Paris. He hoped to regain political freedom from constraints imposed by the Revolution. The episode undermined confidence in the possibility of governing France through a constitutional monarch who had tried to leave the capital.
Role range: 1789-1792
Royal escape arrangements completed
Louis XVI made preparations to leave the Tuileries secretly with his family and reach forces near the eastern frontier. He hoped to regain political freedom from constraints imposed by the Revolution.
Role range: 1789-1792
Declaration
Louis XVI leaves behind a declaration explaining his rejection of revolutionary constraints on royal authority
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Declaration
Louis XVI leaves behind a declaration explaining his rejection of revolutionary constraints on royal authority.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Flight to Varennes
Leaves the Tuileries Palace during the night escape toward the eastern frontier
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Flight to Varennes
Louis Auguste Bourbon Louis XVI left the Tuileries Palace during the night escape toward the eastern frontier.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Flight to Varennes
Louis XVI leaves the Tuileries Palace during the night escape toward the eastern frontier
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Flight to Varennes
Louis XVI leaves the Tuileries Palace during the night escape toward the eastern frontier.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
King detained in Varennes - Public reaction
Louis Auguste Bourbon figured in events surrounding king detained in varennes at Varennes. His detention turned a secret royal journey into a constitutional emergency in Paris. Public knowledge of the failed journey encouraged both republican criticism and efforts to defend the remaining monarchy.
Role range: 1789-1792
King detained in Varennes
Louis XVI was prevented from continuing toward Montmedy after the authorities recognized him. His detention turned a secret royal journey into a constitutional emergency in Paris.
Role range: 1789-1792
King suspected at posting station - Public reaction
Louis Auguste Bourbon figured in events surrounding king suspected at posting station at Sainte-Menehould. The identification risk undermined a plan whose success depended on reaching loyal troops before an alarm spread. Public knowledge of the failed journey encouraged both republican criticism and efforts to defend the remaining monarchy.
Role range: 1789-1792
King suspected at posting station
Louis XVI was suspected of traveling incognito while the carriage halted at Sainte-Menehould. The identification risk undermined a plan whose success depended on reaching loyal troops before an alarm spread.
Role range: 1789-1792
Royal coach continues east - Impact on the royal family
Louis Auguste Bourbon figured in events surrounding royal coach continues east at Bondy. The heavy carriage and complex timetable reduced the margin for unexpected delays. It left Louis XVI and his relatives subject to closer political supervision and damaged the prestige of the court.
Role range: 1789-1792
Royal coach continues east
Louis XVI traveled onward from Bondy toward the chain of posting stations on the road to Montmedy. The heavy carriage and complex timetable reduced the margin for unexpected delays.
Role range: 1789-1792
Arrest of Louis Auguste Bourbon
Louis XVI is stopped at Varennes before reaching the royalist troops near Montmedy
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Arrest of Louis Auguste Bourbon
Louis XVI is stopped at Varennes before reaching the royalist troops near Montmedy.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Arrest of Louis Auguste Bourbon
Stopped at Varennes before reaching the royalist troops near Montmedy
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Arrest of Louis Auguste Bourbon
Stopped at Varennes before reaching the royalist troops near Montmedy.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Delay
Louis XVI is exposed to recognition risks while horses are changed and the journey loses valuable time
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Delay
Louis XVI is exposed to recognition risks while horses are changed and the journey loses valuable time.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Flight to Varennes
Louis XVI continues the journey eastward after the first carriage arrangements are completed outside Paris
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Flight to Varennes
Louis XVI continues the journey eastward after the first carriage arrangements are completed outside Paris.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Recognition
Louis XVI is recognised during the stop at Sainte Menehould as suspicion rises along the route
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Recognition
Louis XVI is recognised during the stop at Sainte Menehould as suspicion rises along the route.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Recognition
Recognized during the stop at Sainte-Menehould as suspicion rises along the route
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Recognition
Recognized during the stop at Sainte-Menehould as suspicion rises along the route.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Royal family returns to Paris - Public reaction
Louis Auguste Bourbon figured in events surrounding royal family returns to paris at Paris. Their return did not restore confidence in the king's commitment to the constitutional settlement. Public knowledge of the failed journey encouraged both republican criticism and efforts to defend the remaining monarchy.
Role range: 1789-1792
Royal family returns to Paris
Louis XVI and his family arrived back in Paris under escort after being stopped at Varennes. Their return did not restore confidence in the king's commitment to the constitutional settlement.
Role range: 1789-1792
Return
Louis XVI returns to Paris under guard and his credibility as constitutional monarch is badly damaged
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Return
Louis XVI returns to Paris under guard and his credibility as constitutional monarch is badly damaged.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Return
Returns to Paris under guard with his credibility as constitutional monarch badly damaged
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Return
Returns to Paris under guard with his credibility as constitutional monarch badly damaged.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Constitutional Monarchy
The completed Constitution of 1791 is presented as France's new constitutional settlement
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Constitutional Monarchy
The completed Constitution of 1791 is presented as France's new constitutional settlement.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Acceptance of Constitution
Accepts the Constitution of 1791
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Acceptance of Constitution
Louis Charles Bourbon accepted the Constitution of 1791.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Acceptance of Constitution
Louis XVI accepted the Constitution of 1791.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
Veto of Decrees
Vetoes decrees against refractory priests and emigres
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1774-1792
King Responds to Emigre Threat
Louis XVI communicated with the legislature about armed royalist exiles and foreign rulers while trying to preserve his constitutional position.
Role range: 1789-1799
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