... was trying to get help from neighbouring countries such as Austria (as the Emperor of Austria was Marie Antoinette's brother) to help him to restore power and take total control of France once again (have absolute monarchy). This evidence is quite reliable as Austria had been protecting nobles who had fled to Austria and there were fears that they were all plotting against the Revolution to help the king. Louis was also accused of trying to flee which was true as his family tried to escape to Austria to get help from his brother-in-law (the Emperor of Austria). But, Louis defended himself by saying that he only fled to Austria to ensure the safety of his family. But, the king's actions probably pointed more towards the fact that he wanted to regain the throne more than for his family's safety as this is shown because Louis' escape to try to get ...

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