The King said:
mthomason said:
I seem to recall most of the recipients of that particular honour were royalty
Not only; Tens of thousands died from the guillotine. Until the coming of Napoleon, the Parliament was so divided that any leading party at the moment immediately condemned to death their adversaries for treason. That meant not only the deputies but also their supporters... Of course all of this was based on the Declaration of the Human Rights.
Sorry to be pedantic but... Paul Halsall "Modern History Sourcebook" says:
"...in the five months from September, 1793, to February 5, 1794, the revolutionary tribunal in Paris convicted and executed 238 men and 31 women and acquitted 190 persons..."
I think more died in summary mass-drownings in Southern France but still somewhat less than tens of thousands... and Little Noddy compared to most campaigns of terror or repression. And no, I'm not French.