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Trial and execution of Marie Antoinette
- When
- 16 October 1793
- Where
- Execution site in Paris
Convicted of high treason by the Revolutionary Tribunal two days after her trial opened, she was guillotined at the Place de la Révolution.
Marie Antoinette's trial before the Revolutionary Tribunal began on 14 October 1793. Two days later she was convicted of high treason and executed by guillotine on 16 October 1793 at the Place de la Révolution. The same square had witnessed the execution of Louis XVI on 21 January 1793, and the guillotine had been set up there again on 11 May 1793, remaining for thirteen months.
Sources
- Marie Antoinette Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
- Place de la Concorde Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-08
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