August 1792
Loss of Constitutional Authority
Louis XVI exercised no effective royal authority after his suspension and imprisonment following the insurrection of 10 August.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Temple Prison in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Louis XVI exercised no effective royal authority after his suspension and imprisonment following the insurrection of 10 August.
Louis XVI and the royal family were imprisoned in the Temple after the monarchy's suspension.
After abolition of the monarchy, revolutionary authorities increasingly referred to the former Louis XVI as Louis Capet.
Louis XVI received legal assistance from Malesherbes, Tronchet and de Sèze in preparing his defense.
Louis XVI met his family for the final time on the evening before his execution.
A Convention delegation informed Louis XVI that his death sentence would be carried out the following day.
Louis XVI attended a final religious service in the Temple before being taken to the place of execution.
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