Louis XVI16 January 1793
Louis XVI was sentenced to death.
France · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Louis XVI was sentenced to death.
Sentenced to death
Louis XVI was sentenced to death.
The appeal against Louis death sentence is turned down
The appeal against Louis death sentence is turned down.
Louis XVI was sent to the giuillotine in the Place de la Revolution, now the Place de la Concorde.
Sent to the giuillotine in the Place de la Revolution, now the Place de la Concorde
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