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1780 CE
1790 CE
1785 CE - 1795 CE: Life of Louis-Charles, dauphin of France, recognized by royalists as King Louis XVII.
1789 CE: The death of Louis-Joseph, the 7-year-old dauphin of France, is overshadowed by the dramatic events of the Estates-General.
1791 CE: The Flight to Varennes, an attempted escape by the French royal family from Paris, is foiled; public disdain for the monarchy increases.
1792 CE: The family of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette are imprisoned in the Tower of the Temple.
1793 CE: King Louis XVI of France, now known as Citizen Louis Capet, is executed by guillotine.
1793 CE: Marie Antoinette is executed by guillotine at the Place de la Révolution.