Society of Friends of the Blacks
Brissot helped found the Society of the Friends of the Blacks to campaign against slavery and the slave trade.
Role range: 1789-1792
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Jacques Pierre Brissot Biography and Timeline
Follow Jacques Pierre Brissot through 45 dated historical records for France.
Jacques Pierre Brissot, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1788
1789
Brissot reports on new representative politics
Brissot's political journalism helped inform readers about the emerging electoral and parliamentary transformation. The consequences of bailly elected third estate deputy helped redefine the place of the three orders in French public life.
Role range: 1789-1792
Patriote Francais
Brissot founded the Patriote francais, using journalism to promote revolutionary political ideas.
Role range: 1789-1792
Paris Municipal Council
Brissot entered the first Paris municipal council during the political transformation following the Bastille's fall.
Role range: 1789-1792
1790
Political Debate
Brissot uses club debate and journalism to promote revolutionary reform and a more assertive foreign policy
Role range: 1789-1795
Political Debate
Brissot uses club debate and journalism to promote revolutionary reform and a more assertive foreign policy.
Role range: 1789-1795
Reform Journalism Enters Jacobin Debate
Brissot combined newspaper advocacy with participation in revolutionary political networks. His arguments helped connect the club to debates over foreign policy and constitutional reform.
Role range: 1789-1792
1791
Aftermath
Brissot uses the crisis to question whether France can safely retain Louis XVI as king
Role range: 1789-1792
Aftermath
Brissot uses the crisis to question whether France can safely retain Louis XVI as king.
Role range: 1789-1792
Election to Legislative Assembly
Brissot was elected a Paris deputy to the Legislative Assembly and joined its diplomatic debates.
Role range: 1789-1792
War Debate
Brissot and allied members argue that war can spread revolutionary principles and expose internal enemies
Role range: 1789-1795
War Debate
Brissot and allied members argue that war can spread revolutionary principles and expose internal enemies.
Role range: 1789-1795
Aftermath of Varennes
Uses the crisis to question whether France can safely retain Louis XVI as king
Role range: 1789-1792
Aftermath of Varennes
Uses the crisis to question whether France can safely retain Louis XVI as king.
Role range: 1789-1792
Assembly Debates Emigre Armies on the Border
Brissot argued that armed emigres receiving protection abroad posed a danger that constitutional government could not safely ignore.
Role range: 1789-1799
Brissot Joins the Legislative Assembly
Brissot entered the new legislature and used parliamentary debate to press his views on foreign threats and revolutionary security.
Role range: 1789-1799
Jacobin War Advocates Challenge European Monarchies
Brissot argued that confronting foreign monarchies could expose threats to revolutionary France. His activism helped divide deputies over the risks of international conflict.
Role range: 1789-1792
War Policy Becomes a Dividing Line
Brissot urged a forceful response to foreign monarchies, while opponents warned that war would strengthen military power and endanger liberty.
Role range: 1789-1799
1792
Austrian Policy Speech
Brissot pressed for a firm response to Austria and became a leading advocate of revolutionary war.
Role range: 1789-1792
Girondin Influence
Brissotins and future Girondins remain influential in the Jacobin network before later conflict with the Mountain
Role range: 1789-1795
Girondin Influence
Brissotins and future Girondins remain influential in the Jacobin network before later conflict with the Mountain.
Role range: 1789-1795
Country declared in danger - Political consequence
Jacques Pierre Brissot figured in events surrounding country declared in danger at Paris. Brissot's supporters regarded mobilization as necessary to defend the revolutionary state. The episode hastened the failure of the constitutional monarchy and intensified arguments for a newly elected national assembly.
Role range: 1789-1792
Country declared in danger
The Legislative Assembly declared the homeland in danger amid war and fears of invasion. Brissot's supporters regarded mobilization as necessary to defend the revolutionary state.
Role range: 1789-1792
Attack on Royal Court
Brissot delivered a major speech attacking enemies of the Constitution and criticizing the royal court.
Role range: 1789-1792
Lafayette impeachment rejected - Military consequence
Jacques Pierre Brissot figured in events surrounding lafayette impeachment rejected at Paris. The vote helped convince militants that constitutional mechanisms would not remove royalist influence. It demonstrated the decisive influence of armed citizens and soldiers in the struggle over the royal government.
Role range: 1789-1792
Lafayette impeachment rejected
The Legislative Assembly rejected a proposal to indict Lafayette, angering radical Parisians who saw him as a protector of the court. The vote helped convince militants that constitutional mechanisms would not remove royalist influence.
Role range: 1789-1792
Election to Convention
Eure-et-Loir chose Brissot for the Convention, where he became one of the best-known Girondin leaders.
Role range: 1789-1792
Assembly Confronts Approaching Invasion
Brissot participated in arguments over emergency preparation as enemy forces threatened the frontier and confidence in the army faltered.
Role range: 1789-1799
Brissot Demands a Clear Austrian Policy
Brissot advocated confrontation with Austria as the Assembly debated whether diplomatic pressure or war could protect revolutionary France.
Role range: 1789-1799
Defeats Blamed on Betrayal
Brissot questioned the loyalty of commanders and court advisers after unsuccessful French offensives raised suspicions of an internal conspiracy.
Role range: 1789-1799
Girondin Ministers Enter the Government
Brissot's political allies gained important ministerial posts as the king appointed an administration associated with advocates of a firmer foreign policy.
Role range: 1789-1799
Lafayette's Proposed Impeachment Rejected
The Assembly rejected a move to prosecute Lafayette, further angering Parisians who believed the general protected the royal court.
Role range: 1789-1799
Legislative Assembly Approves War with Austria
Brissot's pro-war arguments gained political force when the Assembly approved the declaration of war on the King of Bohemia and Hungary.
Role range: 1789-1799
Legislative Assembly Debates Nonjuring Clergy
Brissot's political allies treated refractory priests as possible centres of resistance as war fears heightened the struggle over internal security.
Role range: 1789-1799
National Mobilization after Homeland Emergency Declaration
The Assembly declared that the fatherland was in danger, helping mobilize volunteers and public resources against advancing Coalition armies.
Role range: 1789-1799
Refractory Priest Measures Strengthened
Brissot's parliamentary allies considered penalties against clergy who refused constitutional oaths, presenting religious resistance as a security danger.
Role range: 1789-1799
War Debate Splits Jacobin Allies
Advocates of war and skeptics increasingly challenged one another in Jacobin debates. Brissot's position foreshadowed the split between Girondins and the Mountain.
Role range: 1789-1792
1793
Appeal to the People Debate
Brissot supports submitting the fate of Louis XVI to the electorate, but the Convention rejects an appeal to the people.
Role range: 1789-1799
War with Great Britain and Netherlands
Brissot remains a prominent advocate of revolutionary war as the Convention declares war on Great Britain and the Dutch Republic.
Role range: 1789-1799
Girondin Fall
Paris militants and the Mountain force the arrest of leading Girondins after months of struggle with Jacobins
Role range: 1789-1795
Records, sources and methodology
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