On January 21, 1793, King Louis XVI of France was guillotineed by the French people for treason.
Since then, France has entered a situation where republicanism and monarchy are intertwined.
Historical events and historical figures such as Napoleon's claim to the throne and the restoration of the Bodi dynasty appeared.
The seeds of the revolution, spreading with the French Revolution, flew all over the world...
In our impression, the last kings will either be absurd and unscrupulous, or they will not reuse traitors, causing the people to suffer unspeakable and the people to live.
But King Louis XVI of France was not such a person.
His death, not only many people lamented, but also many people sympathized.
Historians even commented that he was a man of "single-minded feelings and frugal life".
I don't know if when he dies, he will sigh like emperor Ming Chongzhen of the mainland:
"He is not the king of a subjugated country, but Er et al. are the subjects of a subjugated country."
In the future, when we have time, we will talk about the Chongzhen Emperor again.
This is a good emperor who strives to govern, with great wisdom and scheming, but bad luck.
Today I will first talk about King Louis XVI of France.
Louis XVI's emotional line is very straight, he has no lover, only with his wife Marie.
At the same time, he has a special hobby - studying locks.
Therefore, some people call him the "Locksmith King".
This is particularly similar to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty on the mainland, who liked carpentry and was skilled in craftsmanship, comparable to a master.
Louis XVI was very experienced with mechanical locks.
If they can see each other, they will inevitably see each other and become the best friends.
Louis XVI lived frugally and simply, not paying attention to eating, drinking and having fun.
He also routinely advised the queen not to be too extravagant, but to think more about the suffering of the common people.
Why would such a cute and upright science and engineering man be sent to the guillotine?
The reasons are mainly the following:
The first is that after Louis XVI succeeded to the throne, he made a very wrong decision to the outside world.
In 1775, the American Revolutionary War began.
The British mingled with the Americans on the American continent.
Louis XVI was overjoyed to see the Anglo-American fight.
Why happy?
For he thought of the defeat of France and England in the Seven Years' War.
In his opinion, that failure was a shame.
Now that the United States is fighting with the British, and far from home, it is a good thing not to participate.
So Louis XVI sent troops to help the Americans.
It can only be said that this is the thinking of the polytechnic man.
Mature politicians do not decide on national events because of their likes and dislikes.
For war, it is more important to make war money.
But Louis XVI was not like this, blindly supporting the United States to fight Britain, not only did not get rich, but also posted a lot of money into it.
At the end of the War of Independence, France's finances were suddenly in trouble.
That helps really!
Secondly, in order to alleviate the pressure, Louis XVI wanted to tax the nobles, but the nobles refused.
In 1789, he convened a three-tier council to bring together priests, nobles, and commoners.
As a result, priests and nobles formed a faction, and commoners formed a faction.
They attacked each other, concluding that they did not pay taxes, leaving Louis XVI in a very difficult situation.
They also all banded together to push for constitutional amendments to establish a constitutional monarchy.
Louis XVI ostensibly agreed and secretly assembled his army, triggering the Paris Uprising on 14 July.
The uprising broke out, and Louis XVI, frightened, publicly announced his agreement to the Constitution and signed the August Decree.
However, he refused to sign the Declaration of The Rights of Man and was arrested in june for trying to escape from Paris.
This incident reflects the weakness of Louis XVI's character, repeated and indecisive.
If it is decided to make a constitution, then stick to it, he is still the king loved by the people.
If you do not agree to the constitution, then it is not impossible to use thunderous means to dissolve the parliament.
The most feared is this kind of first mouse at both ends, and there is no plan in mind.
In the end, Louis XVI made the greatest mistake of his life— defecting to the enemy and treason.
Supposedly, he was already the king of a country, so how could he commit treason? This traitor is equal to himself.
Theoretically, this is the case, but Louis XVI's brain is very strange, he feels that he is not very popular in France, and he actually goes to the enemy and exchanges messages.
In 1792, France and Austria went to war, and the two sides fought fiercely, killing many people.
But Louis XVI secretly reached an agreement with Austria:
The details of the French battle plan were exchanged for Austrian support for its rule.
This is disregarding the lives of the army!
When it was revealed, the French people were surprisingly angry.
The newly elected National Convention proclaimed the French Republic, known historically as the First French Republic.
Half a year later, Louis XVI was executed.
Dear friends, do you think Louis XVI deserves to die?
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