Execution of Louis XVI

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.04: French Writing and Culture: Eighteenth-Century and the Enlightenment, 1700-1800.
Vol. editors: Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Jenny Mander (University of Cambridge), Síofra Pierse (University College Dublin), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

Domains

Attempts, Assassinations, Executions

Dates

Date of occurrence 1793-01-21

Places

France (Location)

The execution of Louis XVI leads to formation of grand coalition of European powers – Austria, Prussia, Piedmont-Sardinia, Naples, Spain, German princes and the Papal states, in effect allying all the powers of continental Europe against the French revolution. The challenge posed will be enormous, but will galvanize France into a mobilization of national resources of the kind never before seen in history. It will also strengthen the repressive force of “The Terror” as any questioning of the State will be branded as treason.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Execution of Louis XVI". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 22 December 2007 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=4260, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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