12 h, oct 16, 1793 y - Marie and her husband King Louis XVI attempted to flee to Varennes as the revolution got stronger, but got captured and was brought back to Paris. Marie was convicted of high treason by the Revolutionary Tribunal, her trial lasted 2 days. She was then executed by Guillotine on Place de la Revolution. Marie was extremely hated my the people for her naivete, shallowness and greed. They referred to her as "Madame Deficit."
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