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Who arranged for Elisabeth of Bourbon to be executed?

Élisabeth of Bourbon was executed during the French Revolution by order of the revolutionary authorities, after being brought before the Revolutionary Tribunal and condemned as a royalist suspect.

What that means

She was not executed by one single named person in the sources I found; rather, the decision came from the revolutionary government’s judicial machinery during the Terror.

Short version

  • The execution was arranged by the revolutionary state.
  • She was targeted because she was closely tied to the Bourbon royal family.
  • Historical accounts commonly describe her death as politically motivated, not a personal vendetta.

A brief note: “Élisabeth of Bourbon” usually refers to Madame Élisabeth, sister of Louis XVI, who was executed in 1794.