On This Day In History: King Louis XVI Of France Was Formally Arrested And Declared An Enemy Of The People – On August 13, 1792

MessageToEagle.com – On 13 August 1792, the National Tribunal in Paris, formally arrested King Louis XVI of France and the royal family, including Queen Mary Antoinette, the king’s son and heir to the throne, the king’s daughter, and the king’s sister Madame Elisabeth.

King Louis XVI  was officially declared an enemy of the people.

They were sent to the Temple – a former Templar Fortress in Paris that was used as a prison. This Templar Fortress built back in the Middle Ages.

On 21 September, the National Assembly declared France to be a Republic and abolished the Monarchy. Louis was stripped of all of his titles and honors, and from this date was known only as simply Citoyen Louis Capet.

Capet was the surname of the French royal dynasty, inherited from king Hugo Capet, who reigned in the 10th century.

Convicting evidence against Louis was later found, and he was tried (Dec.–Jan.) at a revolutionary tribunal.

Found guilty by a unanimous vote, he was sentenced to death by a vote of 361 to 288, with 72 calling for a delay.

He was guillotined on Jan. 21, 1793, facing death with courage.

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