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France · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1789

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes4 August 1789

Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Sieyes opposed immediate abolition of clerical tithes without compensation during the August debates on privilege.

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Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes

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