Follow Pierre-Victurnien Vergniaud through 18 dated historical records for France.
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
Vergniaud took his seat in the Legislative Assembly as delegates from the Gironde became important parliamentary orators. His speeches gave a powerful public voice to advocates of a more assertive revolutionary policy.
Role range: 1789-1792
Vergniaud became associated with the legislators pressing the court to answer foreign threats. His eloquence helped make the war question central to parliamentary debate.
Role range: 1789-1792
Pierre-Victurnien Vergniaud supported the emerging Girondin argument for war against counter-revolutionary powers.
Role range: 1789-1792
Supports the emerging Girondin argument for war against counter-revolutionary powers
Role range: 1789-1792
Vergniaud favored the national effort against powers perceived as threatening the Revolution. The conflict soon strained relations among the Legislative Assembly, the monarchy and senior generals.
Role range: 1789-1792
Vergniaud operated within a legislature increasingly frustrated by Louis XVI's use of suspensive veto powers. The quarrel enlarged demands for a government loyal to revolutionary war aims.
Role range: 1789-1792
Vergniaud's legislative milieu observed crowds entering the Tuileries to demand changes in royal policy. The protest revealed that constitutional procedures were no longer containing popular anger.
Role range: 1789-1792
Vergniaud was a leading member of the legislature during the overthrow of the Tuileries monarchy. Deputies faced the challenge of establishing lawful authority amid armed upheaval.
Role range: 1789-1792
Vergniaud won election to the Convention from the Gironde department. His oratory helped the group contest leadership with the deputies of the Mountain.
Role range: 1789-1792
Vergniaud's allies gained confidence as French armies advanced across the frontier. Military success increased ambition but also provoked new questions about conquest and liberation.
Role range: 1789-1792
Vergniaud presided over the formal communication of the Convention's vote to sentence Louis XVI to death. The result transformed the legal dispute into an urgent argument over execution and postponement.
Role range: 1793-1799
Vergniaud participated in debates over whether citizens should ratify the Convention's decision concerning Louis XVI. The appeal question exposed divisions between direct popular sovereignty and the immediate exercise of republican authority.
Role range: 1793-1799
Vergniaud took part in debates on the former king's punishment and the appeal to the people. The decision revealed differences within the Convention about sovereignty and political necessity.
Role range: 1793-1799
Vergniaud and his colleagues confronted a major counter-revolutionary revolt in western France. Military emergencies increased criticism of the Girondins' handling of war and domestic security.
Role range: 1793-1799
Vergniaud and his colleagues faced demands for the removal of leading Girondin deputies. Street mobilization transformed a long-running parliamentary struggle into a direct confrontation.
Role range: 1793-1799
Vergniaud's reputation as a brilliant orator did not protect him when the Convention yielded to the insurgents. His confinement demonstrated that parliamentary standing could be overcome by armed force.
Role range: 1793-1799
Vergniaud and his fellow Girondin deputies were charged as members of a supposedly coordinated faction. The trial treated parliamentary opposition as evidence of danger to the revolutionary state.
Role range: 1793-1799
Vergniaud was condemned by the Revolutionary Tribunal and guillotined with other Girondins. His death symbolized the destruction of the parliamentary opposition to the Mountain.
Role range: 1793-1799
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