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The 10 August 1792 assault on the Tuileries ends the monarchy in arms as a completed fall of the royal household

She is heading of the fallen household, not the author of the assault. In the causal graph this event strengthens Political Polarization, a driver that weakens Having a say in government — a worsening welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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Swiss Guard deaths are not invented as a unique table here. She is heading of the fallen household, not the author of the assault.

Context

This is polarisation as civil-war threshold. Detention rows follow. Louis XVI’s January 1793 death is his instrument, not stored as her act.

Marie-Antoinette’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Lived 1755–1793; queen consort from 1774. Cake is a later slogan, not a sourced utterance. The Diamond Necklace is allegation and image. Fiscal crisis is not stored as her unique coefficient. Complex contribution is required.

Why it matters

A completed armed fall of a royal palace is a polarisation path. It is not 5 October 1789.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactThe 10 August 1792 assault on the Tuileries ends the monarchy in arms as a completed fall of the royal household
    2. strengthensDriverPolitical Polarization
    3. weakensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 10 August 1792 · verified

    A completed armed fall of a royal palace is a polarisation path. It is not 5 October 1789.

    • Having a say in government

      via Political Polarization

      Worse

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Political Polarization

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Britannica — Marie-AntoinetteEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Château de Versailles — Marie-AntoinetteÉtablissement public du château, du musée et du domaine national de Versailles · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Britannica and later French public histories print 10 August 1792 as the storming of the Tuileries and the effective fall of the monarchy, with the family transferred toward the Temple.

Britannica and Versailles independently describe 10 August 1792.

Established: 10 August 1792 as a dated political-military event.

Marie-Antoinette did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act. Keep 10 August distinct from the October 1793 trial.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorMarie-Antoinette
  2. contributed toFactThe 10 August 1792 assault on the Tuileries ends the monarchy in arms as a completed fall of the royal household
  3. strengthensDriverPolitical Polarization
  4. weakensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). The 10 August 1792 assault on the Tuileries ends the monarchy in arms as a completed fall of the royal household. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/ma-tenth-august-1792

https://factrail.ai/facts/ma-tenth-august-1792

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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