To which country were Louis XVI and his family trying to escape when they were captured ........

Major Events in World History(PCS) French Revolution

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To which country were Louis XVI and his family trying to escape when they were captured?

Spain

Germany

Italy

Austria

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Explanation:

In the midst of the events of the French Revolution, the French royal family attempted to flee the country in order to avoid retribution from the revolutionaries. This was a major event in the French Revolution as it led to the eventual deaths of both Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

On the night of June 20th, 1791, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and their children fled the Tuileries Palace to try to make it to Austria, in order to gather support from Marie Antoinette’s country of birth.