1793 Execution of Louis XVI

225 years ago, on January 21, 1793, the deposed King of France, Louis XVI, was executed in Paris, accused of conspiring against the freedom of the nation and the security of the state. In the vote in the Convention, 387 votes were cast in favor of the death penalty, including 26 with a stay of execution; against - 334 votes. The last words of the king were: "I die innocent, I am innocent of the crimes of which I am accused. I tell you this from the scaffold, preparing to appear before God. And I forgive everyone who is guilty of my death."