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What happened to the Bourbon monarchy during the French Revolution?

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During the French Revolution, the House of Bourbon monarchy faced a dramatic collapse. In 1792, the French monarchy was officially suspended, marking the end of the uninterrupted rule of Louis XVI and his predecessors.12

Following the proclamation of the First French Republic in September 1792, Louis XVI was put on trial for treason. He was found guilty and executed by guillotine on January 21, 1793. His wife, Marie-Antoinette, was also guillotined nine months later. Their son, recognized by monarchists as the titular Louis XVII, never reigned and died at age 10 while imprisoned by the Revolutionary government.312

The Bourbon monarchy was not restored until 1814, following the fall of Napoleon I, when Louis XVIII, a brother of Louis XVI, ascended the throne. This period, known as the Bourbon Restoration, sought to reestablish a constitutional monarchy in France.45