Legislative Assembly
Armand Gensonne took his seat in the Legislative Assembly.
Role range: 1789-1792
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Armand Gensonne Biography and Timeline
Follow Armand Gensonne through 6 dated historical records for France.
Armand Gensonne, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1791–1793Years on this page
1791
Legislative Assembly
Takes his seat in the Legislative Assembly
Role range: 1789-1792
Gensonne Represents the Gironde
Gensonne joined the Legislative Assembly among deputies who became increasingly influential in disputes over the monarchy's wartime policies.
Role range: 1789-1799
1793
Condorcet constitutional scheme presented: Girondin legislative safeguards emphasized
Gensonné was among prominent deputies seeking to protect representation from immediate crowd pressure. The constitutional debate placed such concerns against demands for stronger emergency executive action.
Role range: 1793-1799
Girondin deputies detained: Girondin group loses representation
Gensonné was arrested with fellow deputies as the Mountain gained political control. Their removal weakened moderate republican voices inside the national legislature.
Role range: 1793-1799
Girondin leaders sentenced and executed: Convention colleague dies after trial
Gensonné was executed in the same October purge of Girondin prisoners. The trials revealed the lethal consequences of political defeat under the emergency revolutionary regime.
Role range: 1793-1799
Records, sources and methodology
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