The debate on the fate of the king Flashcards
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for execution of the king
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- Robespierre and the jacobins spoke out in favour of the execution of louis
- if louis was still alive royalist still had a chance to free him and reinstate him
- would demonstrate the republic was a strong institution
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against execution of louis
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- Girondins feared that action against the king could increase unrest and provoke civil war
- fear of response from foreign powers
3
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why does the convention decide to take louis to trial
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- 20th november
- Roland discovers a box in the tuileries which letters between louis and the austrian royal family
Provided proof of the kings counter revolutionary activities
3rd december convention decides to try louis
4
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charges against the king
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- conspiracy against the national
- symbol of tyranny
- betrayal of the french people
5
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the trial for louis
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- Convention acts as both judge and jury
- 4th december argues for the immediate death of the king as he had already been judged by the people
- 26 december louis lawyer argues that a king can’t be accused of treason, this is rejected
- 15 - 17th january 1793
- 749 deputies vote
- 693 voted louis as guilty
6
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vote for execution
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361 voted for louis death without conditions
- 360 voted against
- Louis was executed on the 21st january 1793
7
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internal repercussion of execution Louis
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- intensify divide between jacobins and girondins
- royalist uprising in the vendee
8
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international reactions
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- european monarchies were horrified
- led to the 1st coalition
- further radicalisation of the revolution
