Louis XVI of France Timeline of Events

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Louis XVI of France

Louis XVI was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before being executed in 1793....

Timeline of Events

1770

5.16.1770

14-year old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste who later becomes king of France.

1774

5.10.1774

Louis XVI becomes King of France.

1778

7.10.1778

American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.

1789

10.6.1789

French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October

1790

12.26.1790

Louis XVI of France gives his public assent to Civil Constitution of the Clergy during the French Revolution.

1791

6.20.1791

King Louis XVI of France and his immediate family begin the Flight to Varennes during The French Revolution.

9.13.1791

King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution.

1792

8.13.1792

King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.

12.11.1792

French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.

12.26.1792

The final trial of Louis XVI of France begins in Paris.

1793

1.21.1793

After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine.

10.16.1793

Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, is guillotined at the height of the French Revolution.