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Adrien Duport Biography and Timeline

Follow Adrien Duport through 8 dated historical records for France.

Adrien Duport, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1788–1791Years on this page

1788

Duport joins elite constitutional reform circle

Liberal magistrate · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Duport belonged to the liberal network pressing for broader representation and changes to old political arrangements. The committee of thirty debates electoral reform formed part of the transition from estate-based consultation toward claims of national sovereignty.

Role range: 1789-1792

1790

Jacobin Club

Member of Jacobin Club · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

The Jacobin Club expands its influence through speeches correspondence and affiliated societies

Role range: 1789-1795

Jacobin Club

Member of Jacobin Club · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

The Jacobin Club expands its influence through speeches correspondence and affiliated societies.

Role range: 1789-1795

Judicial organization transformed: Court system reconstructed

Constitutional deputy · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Duport contributed to discussions replacing privileged and venal judicial institutions with courts grounded in national legislation. The overhaul aimed to make justice more regular and accessible.

Role range: 1789-1792

1791

Debate over electoral citizenship: Legislative compromise pursued

Constitutional deputy · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Duport worked among reformers who regarded ordered representation as essential to constitutional stability. The adopted electoral framework nevertheless drew criticism for excluding many poorer men.

Role range: 1789-1792

Le Chapelier Law enacted: Economic order redefined

Constitutional deputy · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Duport's contemporaries sought to eliminate medieval corporate structures in favor of a unified legal market. The prohibition of associations later became a lasting and controversial feature of the new order.

Role range: 1789-1792

Feuillant Club

Deputy · Constitutional monarchist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Adrien Duport joined the Feuillant split after the Varennes crisis.

Role range: 1789-1792

Feuillant Club

Deputy · Constitutional monarchist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Joins the Feuillant split after the Varennes crisis

Role range: 1789-1792

Records, sources and methodology

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