THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
NAPOLEONIC WARS
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they were caught and sent back to Paris
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they got away to Austria
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they were hidden by townsfolk from the Republican Guard.
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They got shot on sight.
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Detailed explanation-1: -1774-92), his wife Queen Marie Antoinette (1755-93), and their children attempted to escape from Paris on the night of 20-21 June 1791. They made it to the small town of Varennes-en-Argonne, where they were arrested and returned to Paris.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Flight to Varennes, or the royal family’s unsuccessful escape from Paris during the night of June 20-21, 1791, undermined the credibility of the king as a constitutional monarch and eventually led to the escalation of the crisis and the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Detailed explanation-3: -In October the royal family had to evacuate to the Tuileries Palace after Versailles had been attacked by another mob. They increasingly felt themselves prisoners and by 1791 they decided that they must escape the capital.
Detailed explanation-4: -He was guillotined on January 21, 1793. His wife, Marie-Antoinette, was guillotined nine months later, and their son Louis (XVII) died at the age of 10 while imprisoned by the Revolutionary government.