Abolition of Monarchy
Georges Jacques Danton organized the rising that overthrows the monarchy.
Role range: 1789-1792
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Georges Jacques Danton Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Georges Jacques Danton through 168 dated historical records for France.
Georges Jacques Danton, historical timeline
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1792
Abolition of Monarchy
Organizes the rising that overthrows the monarchy
Role range: 1789-1792
Danton gains authority after palace uprising
Danton's standing increased as the revolutionary coalition defeated forces defending the Tuileries. The episode concerned august insurrection topples monarchy and affected the relationship between club activists and public authority.
Role range: 1789-1792
Danton moves from Cordeliers politics to ministry
The insurgents' victory enabled Danton to become minister of justice in the provisional executive government. The episode concerned danton joins emergency ministry and affected the relationship between club activists and public authority.
Role range: 1789-1792
Minister of Justice
Danton became minister of justice after the overthrow of the monarchy during the August insurrection.
Role range: 1789-1792
Danton enters justice ministry - Change of authority
Georges Jacques Danton figured in events surrounding danton enters justice ministry at Paris. The appointment gave a leading radical political figure a central government office. Its immediate significance was to transfer authority away from the crown toward revolutionary institutions.
Role range: 1789-1792
Danton enters justice ministry
Danton became minister of justice in the provisional executive formed during the collapse of royal authority. The appointment gave a leading radical political figure a central government office.
Role range: 1789-1792
Justice ministry under emergency rule - Military consequence
Georges Jacques Danton figured in events surrounding justice ministry under emergency rule at Paris. Government administration was reorganized while the monarchy remained suspended. It demonstrated the decisive influence of armed citizens and soldiers in the struggle over the royal government.
Role range: 1789-1792
Justice ministry under emergency rule
Danton directed the Ministry of Justice in a city fearful of counterrevolution and enemy invasion. Government administration was reorganized while the monarchy remained suspended.
Role range: 1789-1792
Monarchy collapses after failed compromise: Popular insurrection succeeds
Danton took a leading part in the movement that overthrew the monarchy in August 1792. The earlier defeat of republican petitioners at the Champ de Mars had not extinguished the campaign against royal power.
Role range: 1789-1792
Danton faces security crisis during prison killings
Danton served in the emergency government as prisoners were massacred amid fears of invasion and conspiracy. The episode concerned massacre and political responsibility debated and affected the relationship between club activists and public authority.
Role range: 1789-1792
National Defence Speech
Danton urged bold national resistance as enemy armies advanced and Paris faced an acute military crisis.
Role range: 1789-1792
Election to National Convention
Danton was elected to the National Convention for Paris after serving as justice minister.
Role range: 1789-1792
National Convention
The National Convention abolishes monarchy and Jacobin deputies become central to republican politics
Role range: 1789-1795
National Convention
The National Convention abolishes monarchy and Jacobin deputies become central to republican politics.
Role range: 1789-1795
Republic One and Indivisible
Danton argues against federal division as the Convention affirms the unity and indivisibility of the French Republic.
Role range: 1789-1799
Monarchy abolished by Convention: August insurrection reshapes power
Danton's involvement in the upheaval of August 1792 helped bring about the Convention's republican regime. Military danger made the settlement far more unstable than a simple constitutional reform.
Role range: 1789-1792
Mountain emerges in Convention: New republic brings factional choices
Danton entered the Convention after helping the overthrow of the monarchy. He navigated alliances among radical deputies without belonging to a rigidly organized modern political party.
Role range: 1789-1792
Trial of former king debated: Convention confronts regicide
Danton participated in the revolutionary legislature as deputies debated responsibility for the monarchy's actions. A decision on Louis XVI threatened to divide republican politicians and provoke foreign courts.
Role range: 1789-1792
Girondin attacks on Paris radicals: Attempts at political mediation
Danton sought room for action between competing republican camps as the war crisis deepened. His position differed from colleagues who regarded every political compromise as betrayal.
Role range: 1789-1792
Demand for an Indivisible Republic
Danton defended the unity of the French Republic against proposals or fears that sovereignty might be dispersed among competing regional authorities.
Role range: 1789-1799
Jacobins Debate Fate of Former King
Danton and other Jacobin associated figures entered the argument about trying Louis XVI. The debate linked republican legitimacy to the accountability of the former monarch.
Role range: 1789-1792
Justice Ministry Faces Emergency Detentions
Danton confronted demands for security measures as suspected royalists and political opponents were detained during the military crisis.
Role range: 1789-1799
Provisional Executive Ministry Takes Shape
Danton became justice minister in the provisional administration established after royal authority was suspended and the old ministry displaced.
Role range: 1789-1799
Commune revolutionary authority supports assault on palace
The insurrectionary municipality backed the action that brought down the Tuileries on 10 August. Danton's influence linked the new city government with the revolutionary ministry formed afterward.
Role range: 1789-1792
Municipal radicals clash with national legislature
The insurrectionary municipality issued demands that exceeded the cautious policies of many deputies. Danton's overlapping ties to both levels of government symbolized the struggle over revolutionary legitimacy.
Role range: 1789-1792
Convention deputy election
Paris elected Danton to the National Convention, giving him a mandate in the assembly that replaced the Legislative Assembly.
Role range: 1789-1792
Emergency national defense appeal
Danton delivered an urgent appeal for courage and mobilization while the Prussian advance threatened revolutionary France.
Role range: 1789-1792
Executive Council deliberations
As justice minister Danton took part in government deliberations during the invasion emergency and the transition toward a republic.
Role range: 1789-1792
Justice ministry appointment
On 10 August Danton became minister of justice, entering the provisional executive established amid the collapse of the monarchy.
Role range: 1789-1792
Ministerial resignation
Danton left the justice ministry in October to concentrate on his work as a deputy in the National Convention.
Role range: 1789-1792
Paris insurrectionary preparations
Danton participated in the political agitation that preceded the August uprising against the constitutional monarchy.
Role range: 1789-1792
Republican legislative debates
Danton participated in Convention politics after the monarchy was abolished and disputes arose over the Republic's political direction.
Role range: 1789-1792
Royal ministers replaced
Danton's appointment to the provisional executive symbolized the transfer of authority from the king's ministers to revolutionary officeholders.
Role range: 1789-1792
September prison killings
Mass killings of prisoners occurred during Danton's justice ministry; historians continue to debate his precise conduct and degree of responsibility.
Role range: 1789-1792
Tuileries Palace overthrow
The insurrection of 10 August brought down royal authority, and Danton emerged as one of the influential political figures of the new regime.
Role range: 1789-1792
1793
Convention sentences Louis XVI: Former monarch's fate settled
Danton supported a decisive disposition of Louis XVI's case by the Convention. The execution made the republic's conflict with monarchist powers more acute.
Role range: 1793-1799
Declaration of War
The French Republic declares war against Britain, Holland & Spain
Role range: 1793-1799
Declaration of War
The French Republic declares war against Britain, Holland and Spain.
Role range: 1793-1799
Declaration of War
The Convention declares war on England
Role range: 1793-1799
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