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Veto of Refractory Priest Decree

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

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1791Date range
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Chronological records

1791

Louis XVI19 December 1791

Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Louis XVI vetoed legislation directed against refractory priests, worsening conflict with deputies who viewed clerical resistance as counter-revolutionary.

Names involved

Louis XVI

Provenance

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