 Execution of Louis XVI

The execution of Louis XVI by means of the guillotine, a major event of the French Revolution, took place on 21 January 1793 at the "Place de la Révolution" ("Revolution Square", formerly "Place Louis XV", and renamed "Place de la Concorde" in 1795) in Paris.In his trial, on 17 January 1793 the National Convention had convicted the king of high treason in a near-unanimous vote (while no one voted "not guilty", several deputies abstained) and condemned him to death by a simple majority.