Marie Antoinette Queen of France20 June 1791
Marie Antoinette leaves Paris with the royal family during the attempted escape
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Marie Antoinette leaves Paris with the royal family during the attempted escape
Marie Antoinette leaves Paris with the royal family during the attempted escape.
Leaves Paris with the royal family during the attempted escape
Marie Antoinette Queen of France left Paris with the royal family during the attempted escape.
Bouille prepares loyal troops near Montmedy as the intended military support for Louis XVI
Bouille prepares loyal troops near Montmedy as the intended military support for Louis XVI.
Prepares loyal troops near Montmedy as intended support for Louis XVI
Prepares loyal troops near Montmedy as intended support for Louis XVI.
Madame Elisabeth accompanies Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the escape attempt
Madame Elisabeth accompanies Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the escape attempt.
Accompanies Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the escape attempt
Accompanies Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the escape attempt.
Leaves the Tuileries Palace during the night escape toward the eastern frontier
Louis Auguste Bourbon Louis XVI left the Tuileries Palace during the night escape toward the eastern frontier.
Louis XVI leaves the Tuileries Palace during the night escape toward the eastern frontier
Louis XVI leaves the Tuileries Palace during the night escape toward the eastern frontier.
Louis Charles is taken from the Tuileries as part of the royal family escape party
Louis Charles is taken from the Tuileries as part of the royal family escape party.
Taken from the Tuileries as part of the royal family's escape party
Taken from the Tuileries as part of the royal family's escape party.
Marie Therese Charlotte travels with her parents during the failed royal flight
Marie Therese Charlotte travels with her parents during the failed royal flight.
Travels with her parents during the failed royal flight
Travels with her parents during the failed royal flight.
Breteuil supports the royal plan and expects foreign and royalist backing if the king reaches safety
Breteuil supports the royal plan and expects foreign and royalist backing if the king reaches safety.
Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier Breteuil Baron de Breteuil supported the royal escape plan and expects foreign and royalist backing if the king reaches safety.
Supports the royal escape plan and expects foreign and royalist backing if the king reaches safety
Fersen drives or escorts the first stage of the flight before separating from the royal party near Bondy
Fersen drives or escorts the first stage of the flight before separating from the royal party near Bondy.
Axel von Fersen helps organise the escape and provides practical support for the royal family
Axel von Fersen helps organise the escape and provides practical support for the royal family.
Hans Axel Fersen Count Fersen helped organize the royal family's escape from Paris.
Helps organize the royal family's escape from Paris
Lafayette commands the National Guard responsible for watching the royal family at the Tuileries
Lafayette commands the National Guard responsible for watching the royal family at the Tuileries.
Commands the National Guard responsible for watching the royal family at the Tuileries
Commands the National Guard responsible for watching the royal family at the Tuileries.
Madame de Tourzel travels in disguise as Baroness de Korff to protect the royal children
Madame de Tourzel travels in disguise as Baroness de Korff to protect the royal children.
Travels in disguise as Baroness de Korff with the royal children
Travels in disguise as Baroness de Korff with the royal children.
Marie Antoinette remains with the heavy coach despite the danger that the slow vehicle will delay the escape
Marie Antoinette remains with the heavy coach despite the danger that the slow vehicle will delay the escape.
Bouille expects the royal family to reach the frontier but the escape collapses before his forces can help
Bouille expects the royal family to reach the frontier but the escape collapses before his forces can help.
Louis XVI continues the journey eastward after the first carriage arrangements are completed outside Paris
Louis XVI continues the journey eastward after the first carriage arrangements are completed outside Paris.
After the kings flight to Varennes Robespierre and other Jacobins question the future of constitutional monarchy
After the kings flight to Varennes Robespierre and other Jacobins question the future of constitutional monarchy.
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