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Under the French Revolution, defiance grew gradually about the King Louis XVI and the Queen Marie-Antoinette. The French populace was worried that foreign monarchies could attack France (as it set a very bad example for other peoples). After the tentative escape of the royal family, many people thought that the king had betrayed them. Die-hard revolutionaries took advantage of the huge resentment of the French, to win the decision to execute the king as traitor to the nation. For them, the decision had the advantage to prevent a change of mind of the populace, and to embark definitively France into Revolution.
707 representatives of the convention out of 718 voted that the king was guilty of treason, but only a short majority (including the king's own cousin, Louis-Philippe d'Orléans) voted for death. The rest of the votes were split between a postponed death penalty or other punishments.
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What happen to the king and queen of France?
Various things happened to them you will need to be more specific
Who were king and queen of France before and during the french revolution?
Louis XVI. He was deposed and sent to the guillotine.
How and why was thomas more killed?
He was beheaded by the King and Queen for rejecting the King's new title as Supreme Head of the Church of the Church of England.
How many English kings beheaded wives?
Two of Henry VIII's queens were beheaded - but not by him personally. His second queen, Anne Boleyn (mother of Queen Elizabeth I) was beheaded, and his fifth queen, Katherine Howard was beheaded.
Who was the Queen of England during the French Revolution?
King Louis XVI and his wife Queen Marie Antoinette were king and queen of France from 1774 until 1793. They were eventually executed during the most violent phase of the revolution: the terror.
What happen to the king and queen of France?
Various things happened to them you will need to be more specific
Was Queen Vashti beheaded?
Yes. For not coming to the King's party upon his orders she was ordered executed by her husband.
What ways were people killed by a king or queen?
They were hung are beheaded
Who were king and queen of France before and during the french revolution?
Louis XVI. He was deposed and sent to the guillotine.
French Queen who was beheaded during the French Revolution?
That would be Marie Antoinette, last queen of France.
When was Queen Elizabeth beheaded?
Queen Elizabeth didn't get beheaded, she beheaded her cousin, Queen Mary of Scots
Marie Antoinette's Importance of France?
Marie Antoinette's importance in France was that she became the queen, but was later beheaded because she was disliked.
How did Mary queen of Scots become queen of France?
She had married Francis, the eldest son of the King of France. When he became king of France she became Queen Consort (ie wife of the king). She was also Queen of Scotland as Mary I in her own right (Queen Regnant)
King of France that was overthrown by the French Revolution?
King Louis XVI was overthrown and beheaded by the guillotine.
Does France have a king and queen now?
No
Who came to power of France?
King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoiette ruled France until they were beheaded in 1793
Who was the queen of France in 1516?
The Queen of France in 1516 was Claude de France, duchess of Bretagne, daughter of Louis XII. The King of France, her husband, was Francis I, the first Renaissance King of France.
