Attempting to flee France, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their children are arrested at Varennes and brought back to Paris. The Constituent Assembly suspends the King’s authority until further notice. Event
Dublin Core
Title
Attempting to flee France, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their children are arrested at Varennes and brought back to Paris. The Constituent Assembly suspends the King’s authority until further notice.
Date
June 20, 1791
Relation
https://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/780/
Identifier
780
Citation
“Attempting to flee France, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their children are arrested at Varennes and brought back to Paris. The Constituent Assembly suspends the King’s authority until further notice.,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/780.