Conviction for high treason
- When
- mid-January 1793
- Where
- National Convention, Paris
The National Convention convicted Louis of high treason in a near-unanimous vote four days before his execution.
After the discovery of a secret cache of 726 documents of Louis's communications with bankers and ministers turned opinion against him, the Convention on 14 January 1793 unanimously voted him guilty of conspiracy and attacks upon public safety. Four days before the execution, it convicted him of high treason in a near-unanimous vote; no deputy voted not guilty, though several abstained. Having voted for execution, the Convention sent a delegation to announce the verdict at the Temple Prison.
Sources
- Execution of Louis XVI Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
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