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Death Sentence for Louis XVI

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

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1793

Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud17 January 1793

Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Vergniaud announces the result of the Convention's roll-call vote imposing the death penalty on Louis XVI.

Names involved

Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud

Provenance

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