Invasion of France
Moves Austro-Prussian troops towards the Austrian border with France
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1792 in Austria
Explore 18 historical events and records for Austria in 1792.
Historical records for Austria in 1792
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February
March
Girondin ministries unsettle royal court
Marie Antoinette regarded the appointment of reformist ministers associated with the Girondins as a threat to royal influence. Disputes over war and religious policy further polarized the constitutional government.
April
French declaration of war against Austria
France declared war on Austria, the monarchy from which Marie Antoinette came. The conflict fueled claims that the queen might favor French defeat or foreign intervention.
Early military defeats intensify accusations
French setbacks in the opening campaigns increased public suspicion of an alleged Austrian network inside the court. Marie Antoinette's nationality made her a particular focus of revolutionary denunciations.
May
Royal Guard disbanded by Assembly
The Legislative Assembly ordered the dissolution of the king's Constitutional Guard amid accusations of royalist activity. Marie Antoinette saw another part of the household's security structure removed.
June
Armed demonstrators enter Tuileries
A crowd entered the royal residence and confronted Louis XVI over his policies. Marie Antoinette and the children endured the tense occupation as the monarchy's protection became less reliable.
Royal vetoes fuel confrontation
Louis XVI resisted measures concerning refractory priests and military encampments near Paris. Marie Antoinette supported the preservation of royal authority while crowds increasingly viewed the vetoes as obstruction.
July
Brunswick Manifesto threatens Paris
The Brunswick Manifesto threatened severe reprisals if the French royal family were harmed. Rather than strengthening Marie Antoinette's position, the declaration inflamed suspicion that the court relied on invading armies.
August
Royal family shelters in Assembly
Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI and their children entered the Assembly's meeting place as armed conflict spread outside. The king was suspended, marking the collapse of effective constitutional monarchy.
Tuileries Palace attacked
Insurgents attacked the Tuileries while royal defenders, including Swiss Guards, fought to hold the palace. Marie Antoinette accompanied her family to seek refuge with the Legislative Assembly.
Temple prison becomes royal residence
The suspended royal family was transferred into detention at the Temple complex. Marie Antoinette lost her court, public role and ordinary freedom as revolutionary authorities assumed custody of the dynasty.
Insurrectionary sections threaten monarchy
Armed Parisian sections intensified preparations to depose Louis XVI as military and political crises worsened. Marie Antoinette faced the prospect that the Tuileries could no longer be held against a coordinated uprising.
September
Republic proclaimed during royal imprisonment
The National Convention abolished the monarchy and established the republic while Marie Antoinette remained confined. Her status shifted from reigning queen to prisoner of a regime rejecting dynastic government.
September Massacres increase royal fears
Mass killings in Parisian prisons created an atmosphere of terror around the royal prisoners. Marie Antoinette learned that members of the former court were among those endangered by revolutionary violence.
November
Battle of Jemappes
Sees his 1st military action
December
Louis XVI separated for trial
Louis XVI was tried before the National Convention while Marie Antoinette remained detained with the children. The proceedings made the survival of the former royal family increasingly precarious.
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Alliance Leopold II and Prussia
Concludes an alliance with Prussia against France
Death of Leopold II
Death of Leopold II
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