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This Day in Legal History: King Louis XVI Executed
On January 21, 1793, King Louis XVI of France was executed by guillotine in Paris after being convicted of treason during the French Revolution. His trial was conducted by the National Convention, a revolutionary body tasked with dismantling the monarchy and establishing a republic. Accused of conspiring against the French people and aiding foreign powers to suppress the revolution, Louis faced mounting evidence, including secret correspondence discovered in the Tuileries Palace.
The Convention voted on his fate, and the verdict was close…
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