▁Convention . ▁▁ ▁December ▁ 1 1 : ▁Louis ▁XVI ▁is ▁brought ▁before ▁the ▁Convention . ▁He ▁appears ▁in ▁person ▁twice , ▁December ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 6 . ▁▁ ▁December ▁ 2 6 : ▁Def ense ▁of ▁the ▁King ▁presented ▁by ▁his ▁lawyer , ▁Raymond ▁Des è ze ▁( R ay mond ▁comte ▁de ▁S è ze ). ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 7 – 2 8 : ▁Mot ions ▁in ▁the ▁Convention ▁asking ▁that ▁people ▁vote ▁on ▁jud g ement ▁of ▁the ▁King . ▁The ▁motion ▁is ▁opposed ▁by ▁Rob esp ierre , ▁who ▁decl ares ▁" Louis ▁must ▁die ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁nation ▁may ▁live ." ▁The ▁Convention ▁reject s ▁the ▁motion ▁for ▁French ▁vot ers ▁to ▁decide ▁the ▁King ' s ▁fate . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 5 : ▁The ▁Convention ▁decl ares ▁Louis ▁XVI ▁guilty ▁of ▁consp i racy ▁against ▁public ▁liberty ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 7 0 7 ▁to ▁zero . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 7 : ▁In ▁a ▁vote ▁last ing ▁twenty - one ▁hours , ▁ 3 6 1 ▁deput ies ▁vote ▁for ▁the ▁death ▁penalty , ▁and ▁ 3 6 0 ▁against ▁( including ▁ 2 6 ▁for ▁a ▁death ▁penalty ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁p ardon ). ▁The ▁Convention ▁reject s ▁a ▁final ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁people . ▁▁ ▁January ▁ 2 1 : ▁Louis ▁XVI ▁is ▁be head ed ▁at ▁ 1 0 : 2 2 ▁on ▁Place ▁de ▁la ▁Ré volution . ▁The ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁execution , ▁Antoine ▁Joseph