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In Revolutionary France, the Legislative Assembly votes to abolish the
monarchy and establish the First Republic. The measure came one year
after King Louis XVI reluctantly approved a new constitution that
stripped him of much of his power.
Louis ascended to the French throne in 1774 and from the start was
unsuited to deal with the severe financial problems that he inherited
from his predecessors. In 1789, food shortages and economic crises led
to the outbreak of the French Revolution. King Louis and his queen,
Mary-Antoinette, were imprisoned in August 1792, and in September the
monarchy was abolished. Soon after, evidence of Louis’
counterrevolutionary intrigues with foreign nations was discovered, and
he was put on trial for treason. In January 1793, Louis was convicted
and condemned to death by a narrow majority. On January 21, he walked
steadfastly to the guillotine and was executed. Marie-Antoinette
followed him to the guillotine nine months later.
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