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King Louis Xiv Case Summary

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Knowledge & Understanding
The outcome of King Louis XIV’s trial was decided by a Jury consisting of a total of 693 deputies. These deputies voted to determine Louis fate, using their opinion to determine the answer to a series of three questions. The first question was on whether the King was guilty or not, the next one was determining if a referendum was necessary, and the last question was asking what punishment was most suitable.
When asked the second question, which was asking if a referendum (or a second hearing) was necessary, the vote became more split unlike the total vote for the first question, which determined whether the King was guilty or not. Of the total 693 deputies 284 of them voted yes, while the remaining 409 deputies voted …show more content…

Relating to “The Execution of the King”, the jury of deputies voted against having a referendum to decide Louis’ fate.
- To exile someone is the act of banishing them from a country. Exile was an option for Louis’ punishment, but was not voted for by the majority of the jury.
- A guillotine is a French invention that chops of a person’s head, used in executing criminals. A guillotine was used to execute King Louis.
- A legend includes stories and myths that describe an event or a person to create a positive or heroic image of said person or event.
- Liberty is the state of being free from oppression and after King Louis XIV was executed, the people of France exclaimed that they were now in a liberal state.

Source Work
Based on sources 1 and 2, Louis had a very close, emotionally tied relationship with his family. This is because the picture in source 1 displays the remorse and regret Louis is experiencing from having to separate with his family. His children also appear to be experiencing the same sadness, standing at Louis’ legs and begging (?) and pleading for him not to leave them. Also Louis’ wife, Marie Antoinette, is presented as trying to be comforting her mourning

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