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Throughout 1790-1793, the political infighting within France would soon go out of control. It was starting to be clear that the authority of the King had waned. With the poor state of the army, the various political factions had started raising paramilitary groups. These militias would become more appealing for young men to join, rather than the under-rationed and poorly equipped Royal army, to the point that it became a point of prestige to become involved in these organizations. Conservatives had begun leaving France, most of them heading to the colony of New France, which became a Royalist stronghold.
Philip VIII had started to regret convening the Estates-General, instead of relying on his instincts and just crushing the initial unrest outright. Philip VIII contemplated leaving France and asking help from Austria and Britain, but his brother, the liberal Henri (Duc d'Anjou), had discouraged him from doing so. Without Henri's knowledge, Philip VIII and his family escaped their residence from Versaille and departed for Lé Hâvre in Northern France on 12 March 1793, bringing only their jewelry and other meager possessions, and only accompanied by three of his guards. This inconspicuity would make them successful in leaving Versailles
=== Coronation of Henri, duc d’Anjou, as King of the French ===
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