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Events on Tuesday 21 June 1791 1
1791Flight to VarennesLouis XVI's failed escape from revolutionary ParisOn 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.