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Judgment of Louis XVI

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

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1792Date range
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1792

Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre3 December 1792

Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Robespierre argues before the Convention that Louis XVI must be condemned because the Republic cannot safely coexist with the former king.

Names involved

Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre

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