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The execution of Louis XVI — Execution of the deposed king, place de la Révolution, 21 January 1793
On 21 January 1793 the deposed king, condemned by the Convention, was guillotined on the place de la Révolution — the irreversible break between the Revolution and the Europe of kings. (Editorial synthesis)
The execution of Louis XVI took place on 21 January 1793. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The execution of Louis XVI took place in Paris. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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