How many votes said execute king Louis XVI And how many said no?

Answer 1

It's not quite as simple as that. There were several questions asked of the court, and not all of them were answered on the same day or by the same number of delegates.

The court was made up of the members of the Convention, the body appointed to give France a new Constitution. There were representatives and alternates from all the Départements of France, and all were entitled to a vote. This gave a maximum of 749 vote.

First question:

Is Louis Capet guilty of conspiring against public liberty and the safety of the State?

Absent 31

YES 673

NO 0

Abstentions or refusal to vote 13

Second question:

Should this judgment be ratified by a referendum of the People?

Absent 28

YES 286, 119 with written justification

NO 423, 116 with written justification

Abstained 12

Third question:

What sentence should be passed on Louis Capet?

Absent 23

Death 361

Death, subject to a debate on deferment 26

Death, followed by reprieve 44

Other penalties 290

Abstained 5

Fourth question:

Should there be a reprieve of the death sentence?

Absent 47

YES 310

NO 380

Abstained 10

Conditional votes 2