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Louis XVI and His Family (20 January 1793)

Image of King Louis XVI's separation from his family before execution

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Not shown in this or other scenes here is the fact that between the King’s two visits he ate a last meal. At this time he was denied, as was custom, a knife to avoid suicide. Louis was angered that his jailers thought he was so sinful as to take his own life.

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Included as part of the LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION project
https://revolution.chnm.org/d/176

How to Cite This Source

"Louis XVI and His Family (20 January 1793)," in World History Commons, https://worldhistorycommons.org/louis-xvi-and-his-family-20-january-1793 [accessed November 2, 2024]