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King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.
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Louis XVI
King of France from 1774 to 1792
Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died in 1765. In 1770, he married Marie Antoinette. He became King…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Enemy of the people
Designation for political opponents of ruling power
The terms enemy of the people and enemy of the nation are designations for the political opponents and the social-class opponents of the power group within a larger social unit, who, thus identified, can be subjected to political repression.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)