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Citizen Louis Capet

France · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1792Date range
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Chronological records

1792

Louis XVI21 September 1792

Temple Prison · Revolution / Revolution of France

After abolition of the monarchy, revolutionary authorities increasingly referred to the former Louis XVI as Louis Capet.

Names involved

Louis XVI

Provenance

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