December 10: Opening of the trial of Louis XVI before the Convention.

December 11: Louis XVI is brought before the Convention.
He appears in person twice, December 11 and 26.

December 26: Defense of the King presented by his lawyer, Raymond Desèze (Raymond comte de Sèze).

December 27–28: Motions in the Convention asking that people vote on judgement of the King.
The motion is opposed by Robespierre, who declares "Louis must die so that the nation may live."
The Convention rejects the motion for French voters to decide the King's fate.

January 15: The Convention declares Louis XVI guilty of conspiracy against public liberty by a vote of 707 to zero.

January 17: In a vote lasting twenty-one hours, 361 deputies vote for the death penalty, and 360 against (including 26 for a death penalty followed by a pardon).
The Convention rejects a final appeal to the people.

January 21: Louis XVI is beheaded at 10:22 on Place de la Révolution.
The commander of the execution, Antoine Joseph Santerre, orders a drum roll to drown out his final words to the crowd.
December 10: Opening of the trial of Louis XVI before the Convention.
December 11: Louis XVI is brought before the Convention. He appears in person twice, December 11 and 26.
December 26: Defense of the King presented by his lawyer, Raymond Desèze (Raymond comte de Sèze).
December 27–28: Motions in the Convention asking that people vote on judgement of the King. The motion is opposed by Robespierre, who declares "Louis must die so that the nation may live." The Convention rejects the motion for French voters to decide the King's fate.
January 15: The Convention declares Louis XVI guilty of conspiracy against public liberty by a vote of 707 to zero.
January 17: In a vote lasting twenty-one hours, 361 deputies vote for the death penalty, and 360 against (including 26 for a death penalty followed by a pardon). The Convention rejects a final appeal to the people.
January 21: Louis XVI is beheaded at 10:22 on Place de la Révolution. The commander of the execution, Antoine Joseph Santerre, orders a drum roll to drown out his final words to the crowd.
Timeline of the French Revolution