Temple prison

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Temple prison was a medieval fortress in Paris later used as a notorious Revolutionary-era prison that held members of the French royal family, including Marie Antoinette and Madame Élisabeth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former building
medieval fortress
prison
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture
associatedWithEvent Reign of Terror
imprisonment of the French royal family
category Buildings and structures demolished in the 19th century
Former prisons in Paris
French Revolution sites in Paris
constructionCentury 13th century
controlledBy National Convention during the Terror
linked to: Reign of Terror
country France
currentStatus no longer extant
dateOfDeathOfLouisXVIIInTemple 8 June 1795
dateOfExecutionOfLouisXVI 21 January 1793
dateOfExecutionOfMarieAntoinette 16 October 1793
dateOfImprisonmentOfLouisXVI 13 August 1792
dateOfTransferOfMarieAntoinetteFromTemple 1 August 1793
demolished early 19th century
demolitionOrderedBy Napoleon I of France
linked to: Napoleon I
functionDuringFrenchRevolution detention of French royal family
detention of political prisoners
governedBy Paris Commune of 1792 (as municipal authority)
guardedBy National Guard
heritage site associated with the fall of the French monarchy
historicalPeriod French Revolution
locatedIn 3rd arrondissement of Paris
Temple quarter of Paris
linked to: Square du Temple
location Paris
mainStructure massive keep known as the great tower
near modern Place de la République
notablePrisoner Louis XVI of France
Louis XVII
Madame Royale (Marie-Thérèse Charlotte)
Madame de Lamballe
Madame Élisabeth of France
Marie Antoinette
Philippe Égalité (Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans)
linked to: Philippe Égalité
originalBuilders Knights Templar
partOf Enclos du Temple
linked to: Square du Temple
reasonForDemolition to prevent it becoming a royalist pilgrimage site
symbolism symbol of the captivity of the Bourbon monarchy
usedAs Revolutionary prison
fortified stronghold of the Knights Templar
residence of the Grand Prior of the Knights of Malta in France
state prison

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