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1790 in France — Page 2
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Historical records for France in 1790
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Civil Constitution of Clergy Adopted
Louis XVI received the Assembly's Civil Constitution of the Clergy, which reorganized the Catholic Church in France.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy the Church becomes a State Church. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed by the Constituent Assembly
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy the Church becomes a State Church. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed by the Constituent Assembly.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy the Church becomes a State Church
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy the Church becomes a State Church.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy: Catholic opposition intensifies
Maury opposed state interference with the established Church hierarchy. The July legislation heightened the dispute over whether a political assembly could remake the church without papal agreement.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy: Church organization rewritten
Talleyrand operated as a constitutional bishop during the restructuring of the French Church. The Civil Constitution subordinated much ecclesiastical administration to nationally enacted rules.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy: Constitutional clergy controversy
Grégoire supported religious reform but faced the growing division between clergy accepting and rejecting the new arrangements. The law altered episcopal jurisdictions and clerical appointments.
Civil Constitution remakes clergy's financial status
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy restructured dioceses and salaries after Church property and tithes had been transformed. Abbe Gregoire supported revolutionary religious reforms despite the deep divisions they created.
Constitution of France
Under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy the Church becomes a State Church. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed by the Constituent Assembly
Constitution of France
Under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy the Church becomes a State Church
Reform of Constitution
Under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy the Church becomes a State Church
Bailly welcomes Federation delegates
Representatives of citizen guards from many departments assembled in Paris for the Festival of the Federation. Bailly helped represent the host city's civilian authority during the preparations.
Federation field preparations: Assembly of provincial contingents
Lafayette oversaw arrangements for citizen-soldier delegations attending the Paris festivities. Coordinating their appearance helped turn formerly separate local militias into symbols of common national purpose.
Federation field preparations: Municipal logistical effort
Bailly's city administration faced the task of accommodating immense numbers of visitors and participants. The festival's construction and crowd management showcased both the energy and the administrative burdens of revolutionary Paris.
Federation field preparations: Volunteer earthworks
Alexandre de Beauharnais joined preparations for the huge ceremonial ground before the Federation festival. Deputies and ordinary inhabitants worked on the site to demonstrate cooperative civic participation.
Anniversary
Leads celebrations & oath taking in memory of the 1st yr of the fall of the Bastille
Anniversary
Leads celebrations and oath taking in memory of the 1st yr of the fall of the Bastille.
Bailly participates in Federation celebrations
The Festival of the Federation celebrated national unity around a constitutional settlement. Bailly attended as Paris mayor while the National Guard and royal representatives publicly affirmed loyalty to the nation and law.
City Hall Supports Federation Arrangements
Municipal officials worked with Lafayette's National Guard to organize the Festival of the Federation. The celebration expressed an attempt to unite Paris and the provinces under constitutional government.
Federation Mass attended by National Guards
Talleyrand celebrated Mass during the Federation Festival attended by armed citizen representatives. Religious ritual was incorporated into a civic display of revolutionary solidarity.
Federation national gathering: Guard units assemble
Lafayette supervised the arrival of citizen soldiers from across the kingdom at the Champ de Mars. Their presence displayed the ambition to unite provincial militias under a shared constitutional patriotism.
Federation national gathering: King's ceremonial appearance
Louis XVI attended the immense Federation gathering and publicly associated his monarchy with the new political order. The display of agreement between king and citizens briefly concealed unresolved disputes about sovereignty.
Federation national gathering: Open-air civic liturgy
Talleyrand celebrated Mass during the Festival of the Federation before the assembled deputies and National Guards. The ceremony gave a religious form to the Revolution's declaration of national solidarity.
Federation Oath
Louis XVI swore publicly to uphold the law and the constitutional settlement during the Festival of the Federation.
Federation oath led by Lafayette
Lafayette administered an oath of loyalty to the nation, law and king at the Festival of the Federation. Representatives of National Guards from across France gathered for the public ceremony.
Federation pledges: Military oath ceremony
Lafayette administered an oath of fidelity to the nation, law and king to the assembled National Guards. It projected a model of armed citizenship in which soldiers served constitutional institutions rather than a ruler alone.
Federation pledges: Paris municipality's celebration
Bailly participated as mayor in the Federation festivities that presented Paris as the center of a reconciled nation. Municipal involvement connected the capital's revolutionary authorities with delegates from distant departments.
Federation pledges: Royal constitutional oath
Louis XVI swore to uphold the laws established by the nation's representatives at the public Federation festival. His promise became an important benchmark when his subsequent attempted flight undermined confidence in royal loyalty.
Festival of Federation Preparations
Beauharnais personally joined preparations at the Champ de Mars for the Festival of the Federation.
Festival of Federation: Guards swear national allegiance
Lafayette stood at the center of the Federation celebration as citizen soldiers pledged loyalty to the revolutionary order. The occasion celebrated national unity without solving conflicts over its constitutional meaning.
Festival of Federation: Mass consecrates civic celebration
Talleyrand officiated at a religious service on the Champ de Mars for the new political nation. The ceremony temporarily joined Catholic ritual to revolutionary citizenship.
Festival of Federation: Royal consent displayed publicly
Louis XVI appeared with representatives and provincial delegates for a grand ceremony of reconciliation. Public oaths projected harmony between the monarch and a transformed nation.
Festival of the Federation
Louis XVI attended the Festival of the Federation, a national ceremony intended to display unity around the Revolution and constitutional monarchy.
Festival of the Federation Mass
Talleyrand celebrated Mass at the Festival of the Federation before the king, deputies and National Guards.
Festival of the Federation Oath
Lafayette administered the National Guard oath during the Festival of the Federation at the Champ de Mars.
King pledges fidelity at Federation ceremony
Louis XVI participated in the Federation Festival before crowds and citizen soldiers. The ceremony attempted to reconcile the royal executive with the National Guard's vision of constitutional patriotism.
Champ de Mars prepared for Federation Festival
National Guards and volunteers helped transform the Champ de Mars into a vast ceremonial ground. The preparations made the guard a visible participant in the revolution's first anniversary celebrations.
Federation Delegates Establish Common Ceremonial Order
Representatives of numerous guards assembled in a coordinated civic and military display. The occasion presented citizen service as a national obligation tied to the constitution.
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