Timeline Monday 20 June 1791

Events on Monday 20 June 1791 1

• 1791 Flight to Varennes Louis XVI's failed escape from revolutionary Paris On the night of 20-21 June 1791, King Louis XVI and his family attempted to flee Paris in disguise to rally royalist support near the eastern border. They were recognized and arrested at Varennes and brought back to Paris under guard. The failed flight destroyed public trust in the king and hastened the decline of the French monarchy.