16 January 1791Paris Department AdministrationHonore Gabriel Mirabeau Comte de Mirabeau
Mirabeau was chosen for the administration of the Paris department while remaining a major constitutional figure.
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Mirabeau was chosen for the administration of the Paris department while remaining a major constitutional figure.
Elected president of the National Assembly
Honore Gabriel Mirabeau was elected president of the National Assembly.
Barnave defended the Jacobin Club against constitutional monarchist rivals during a major political dispute.
The Jacobin Club becomes a forum where doubts about monarchy and royal trust increasingly appear
The Jacobin Club becomes a forum where doubts about monarchy and royal trust increasingly appear.
Vergniaud became director of the jury at the criminal tribunal of the Gironde before entering national politics.
Appointed Premier Lieutenant
Dies in Paris, weakening moderate constitutional monarchy politics
Dies in Paris, weakening moderate constitutional monarchy politics.
Mirabeau received a major public funeral and was interred in the newly designated Pantheon after his death.
Excommunicated by Pope Pius VI after consecrating constitutional bishops
Excommunicates Talleyrand and other clergy connected with the Civil Constitution of the Clergy
A Parisian crowd prevented Louis XVI and the royal family from leaving the Tuileries for Saint-Cloud, demonstrating the king's limited freedom of movement.
Louis XVI complained to the Assembly after crowds prevented his planned departure for Saint-Cloud.
Sieyes presented a report supporting religious toleration during the final phase of the Constituent Assembly.
Robespierre successfully argued that members of the Constituent Assembly should not sit in the next legislature.
Serves as lieutenant en premier in the 4th Regiment of Artillery
Serves as lieutenant en premier in the 4th Regiment of Artillery.
Appointed Lieutenant en premier
Napoleon I was appointed Lieutenant en premier.
Joins the 4th Regiment of Artillery at Valence as Lieutenant en Premier. Appointed Lieutenant en premier
Sponsors the law suppressing workers' guilds and combinations
Sponsors the law suppressing workers' guilds and combinations.
Beauharnais became president of the National Assembly during the crisis created by the royal flight.
Louis XVI leaves behind a declaration explaining his rejection of revolutionary constraints on royal authority
Louis XVI leaves behind a declaration explaining his rejection of revolutionary constraints on royal authority.
Before leaving Paris, Louis XVI issued a declaration explaining his grievances against the revolutionary constitutional settlement.
Louis XVI secretly left the Tuileries with his family intending to reach loyal forces near Montmedy.
Marie Antoinette leaves Paris with the royal family during the attempted escape
Marie Antoinette leaves Paris with the royal family during the attempted escape.
Leaves Paris with the royal family during the attempted escape
Marie Antoinette Queen of France left Paris with the royal family during the attempted escape.
Bouille prepares loyal troops near Montmedy as the intended military support for Louis XVI
Bouille prepares loyal troops near Montmedy as the intended military support for Louis XVI.
Prepares loyal troops near Montmedy as intended support for Louis XVI
Prepares loyal troops near Montmedy as intended support for Louis XVI.
Madame Elisabeth accompanies Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the escape attempt
Madame Elisabeth accompanies Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the escape attempt.
Accompanies Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the escape attempt
Accompanies Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the escape attempt.
Leaves the Tuileries Palace during the night escape toward the eastern frontier
Louis Auguste Bourbon Louis XVI left the Tuileries Palace during the night escape toward the eastern frontier.
Louis XVI leaves the Tuileries Palace during the night escape toward the eastern frontier
Louis XVI leaves the Tuileries Palace during the night escape toward the eastern frontier.
Louis Charles is taken from the Tuileries as part of the royal family escape party
Louis Charles is taken from the Tuileries as part of the royal family escape party.
Taken from the Tuileries as part of the royal family's escape party
Taken from the Tuileries as part of the royal family's escape party.
Marie Therese Charlotte travels with her parents during the failed royal flight
Marie Therese Charlotte travels with her parents during the failed royal flight.
Travels with her parents during the failed royal flight
Travels with her parents during the failed royal flight.
Breteuil supports the royal plan and expects foreign and royalist backing if the king reaches safety
Breteuil supports the royal plan and expects foreign and royalist backing if the king reaches safety.
Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier Breteuil Baron de Breteuil supported the royal escape plan and expects foreign and royalist backing if the king reaches safety.
Supports the royal escape plan and expects foreign and royalist backing if the king reaches safety
Fersen drives or escorts the first stage of the flight before separating from the royal party near Bondy
Fersen drives or escorts the first stage of the flight before separating from the royal party near Bondy.
Axel von Fersen helps organise the escape and provides practical support for the royal family
Axel von Fersen helps organise the escape and provides practical support for the royal family.
Hans Axel Fersen Count Fersen helped organize the royal family's escape from Paris.
Helps organize the royal family's escape from Paris
Lafayette commands the National Guard responsible for watching the royal family at the Tuileries
Lafayette commands the National Guard responsible for watching the royal family at the Tuileries.
Commands the National Guard responsible for watching the royal family at the Tuileries
Commands the National Guard responsible for watching the royal family at the Tuileries.
Madame de Tourzel travels in disguise as Baroness de Korff to protect the royal children
Madame de Tourzel travels in disguise as Baroness de Korff to protect the royal children.
Travels in disguise as Baroness de Korff with the royal children
Travels in disguise as Baroness de Korff with the royal children.
Louis XVI travelled in disguise during the attempted escape, while the royal party used false identities.
Robespierre argues that the kings flight reveals a deep crisis of trust in the monarchy
Robespierre argues that the kings flight reveals a deep crisis of trust in the monarchy.
Argues that the king's flight exposes a grave crisis of trust in the monarchy
Argues that the king's flight exposes a grave crisis of trust in the monarchy.
Madame Elisabeth is held with the royal family in Varennes after recognition of the king
Madame Elisabeth is held with the royal family in Varennes after recognition of the king.
Sauce receives the detained travellers in Varennes while local officials decide whether they are the royal family
Sauce receives the detained travellers in Varennes while local officials decide whether they are the royal family.
Louis XVI is stopped at Varennes before reaching the royalist troops near Montmedy
Louis XVI is stopped at Varennes before reaching the royalist troops near Montmedy.
Stopped at Varennes before reaching the royalist troops near Montmedy
Stopped at Varennes before reaching the royalist troops near Montmedy.
Commands the escort that takes Louis XVI from Paris to Varennes
Commands the escort that takes Louis XVI from Paris to Varennes.
Madame de Tourzel is detained with the children after the false Baroness de Korff identity fails
Madame de Tourzel is detained with the children after the false Baroness de Korff identity fails.
Marie Antoinette is detained with the royal family after the escape fails at Varennes
Marie Antoinette is detained with the royal family after the escape fails at Varennes.
Marie Antoinette is noticed during a stop on the route and the royal party loses secrecy
Marie Antoinette is noticed during a stop on the route and the royal party loses secrecy.
Louis XVI is exposed to recognition risks while horses are changed and the journey loses valuable time
Louis XVI is exposed to recognition risks while horses are changed and the journey loses valuable time.
Detained with the royal family after the escape fails at Varennes
Detained with the royal family after the escape fails at Varennes.
Held with the royal family in Varennes after recognition of the king
Held with the royal family in Varennes after recognition of the king.
Louis Charles is kept with the royal family while officials arrange the return to Paris
Louis Charles is kept with the royal family while officials arrange the return to Paris.
Detained with the royal family after recognition at Varennes
Detained with the royal family after recognition at Varennes.
Marie Therese Charlotte witnesses the detention of the royal family at Varennes
Marie Therese Charlotte witnesses the detention of the royal family at Varennes.
Sauce keeps the royal party under local supervision while messengers and guards gather in the town
Sauce keeps the royal party under local supervision while messengers and guards gather in the town.
Keeps the royal party under local supervision while guards and messengers gather
Keeps the royal party under local supervision while guards and messengers gather.
Detained with the royal children after the escape fails
Detained with the royal children after the escape fails.
Louis XVI was detained at Varennes after local officials and citizens prevented the royal party from continuing toward Montmedy.
Marie Antoinette remains with the heavy coach despite the danger that the slow vehicle will delay the escape
Marie Antoinette remains with the heavy coach despite the danger that the slow vehicle will delay the escape.
Bouille expects the royal family to reach the frontier but the escape collapses before his forces can help
Bouille expects the royal family to reach the frontier but the escape collapses before his forces can help.
Louis XVI continues the journey eastward after the first carriage arrangements are completed outside Paris
Louis XVI continues the journey eastward after the first carriage arrangements are completed outside Paris.
After the kings flight to Varennes Robespierre and other Jacobins question the future of constitutional monarchy
After the kings flight to Varennes Robespierre and other Jacobins question the future of constitutional monarchy.
Jacques Destez is called because he had known the king at Versailles and confirms Louis XVIs identity
Jacques Destez is called because he had known the king at Versailles and confirms Louis XVIs identity.
Confirms the king's identity at Varennes after being summoned by local officials
Confirms the king's identity at Varennes after being summoned by local officials.
Louis XVI continued eastward through Bondy as the royal party attempted to reach the frontier without detection.
Drouet rides ahead to warn Varennes and prevent the royal party from continuing toward Montmedy
Drouet rides ahead to warn Varennes and prevent the royal party from continuing toward Montmedy.
Rides ahead to warn Varennes and stop the royal party
Rides ahead to warn Varennes and stop the royal party.
Louis XVI is recognised during the stop at Sainte Menehould as suspicion rises along the route
Louis XVI is recognised during the stop at Sainte Menehould as suspicion rises along the route.
Recognized during the stop at Sainte-Menehould as suspicion rises along the route
Recognized during the stop at Sainte-Menehould as suspicion rises along the route.
Jean-Baptiste Drouet recognises the king and decides to pursue the royal carriage
Jean-Baptiste Drouet recognises the king and decides to pursue the royal carriage.
Recognizes Louis XVI and decides to pursue the royal carriage
Recognizes Louis XVI and decides to pursue the royal carriage.
Lafayette sends orders and faces accusations after the royal family escapes from his guard
Lafayette sends orders and faces accusations after the royal family escapes from his guard.
Fersen leaves the royal party after the early stage of the escape to avoid compromising the plan further
Fersen leaves the royal party after the early stage of the escape to avoid compromising the plan further.
Hans Axel Fersen Count Fersen left the royal party after the early stage of the escape.
Leaves the royal party after the early stage of the escape
Barnave is sent by the National Assembly to escort the royal family back after the arrest
Barnave is sent by the National Assembly to escort the royal family back after the arrest.
Antoine Pierre Joseph Marie Barnave was sent by the National Assembly to escort the royal family back to Paris.
Sent by the National Assembly to escort the royal family back to Paris
Charles Cesar La Tour-Maubourg was sent as an Assembly commissioner to return the royal family to Paris.
Sent as an Assembly commissioner to return the royal family to Paris
La Tour-Maubourg joins the commissioners charged with returning the royal family to Paris
La Tour-Maubourg joins the commissioners charged with returning the royal family to Paris.
Petion is sent as an Assembly commissioner to accompany the royal family back toward Paris
Petion is sent as an Assembly commissioner to accompany the royal family back toward Paris.
Jerome Petion was sent as an Assembly commissioner to accompany the royal family back to Paris.
Sent as an Assembly commissioner to accompany the royal family back to Paris
Barnave travels beside the royal family and begins to favour preserving a constitutional monarchy
Barnave travels beside the royal family and begins to favour preserving a constitutional monarchy.
Petion observes the royal family closely during the guarded return from Varennes
Petion observes the royal family closely during the guarded return from Varennes.
Louis XVI & his family are escorted back to Paris. Louis XVI & his family are arrested during an ill fated escape from France
Louis XVI and his family are escorted back to Paris. Louis XVI and his family are arrested during an ill fated escape from France.
Lafayette restores strict guard arrangements around the royal family after their return
Lafayette restores strict guard arrangements around the royal family after their return.
Restores strict guard arrangements around the royal family after their return
Restores strict guard arrangements around the royal family after their return.
Marie Antoinette returns to the Tuileries under guard after the failed flight to Varennes
Marie Antoinette returns to the Tuileries under guard after the failed flight to Varennes.
Returns to the Tuileries under guard after the failed flight to Varennes
Returns to the Tuileries under guard after the failed flight to Varennes.
Madame Elisabeth returns to captivity in the Tuileries after the Varennes episode
Madame Elisabeth returns to captivity in the Tuileries after the Varennes episode.
Louis XVI returns to Paris under guard and his credibility as constitutional monarch is badly damaged
Louis XVI returns to Paris under guard and his credibility as constitutional monarch is badly damaged.
Returns to Paris under guard with his credibility as constitutional monarch badly damaged
Returns to Paris under guard with his credibility as constitutional monarch badly damaged.
Marie Therese Charlotte returns to Paris with the royal family after the failed escape
Marie Therese Charlotte returns to Paris with the royal family after the failed escape.
Returns to Paris with the royal family after the failed escape
Returns to Paris with the royal family after the failed escape.
Louis XVI and his family returned to Paris under guard after the failed flight to Varennes.
Louis XVI returned to Paris under armed guard after the failed flight to Varennes.
The Assembly placed Louis XVI under a specially regulated guard at the Tuileries following the failed escape.
The Constituent Assembly suspended Louis XVI from exercising royal functions after his return from Varennes.
Brissot uses the crisis to question whether France can safely retain Louis XVI as king
Brissot uses the crisis to question whether France can safely retain Louis XVI as king.
Danton and Cordeliers militants use the flight to intensify pressure against the monarchy
Danton and Cordeliers militants use the flight to intensify pressure against the monarchy.
Desmoulins attacks the royal flight in revolutionary journalism and supports stronger popular action
Desmoulins attacks the royal flight in revolutionary journalism and supports stronger popular action.
Marat denounces the attempted flight as proof that the court remains hostile to the Revolution
Marat denounces the attempted flight as proof that the court remains hostile to the Revolution.
Bouille flees after the failure of the plan and is blamed for organising the military side of the escape
Bouille flees after the failure of the plan and is blamed for organising the military side of the escape.
Marie Antoinette endures the guarded journey back to Paris under hostile public scrutiny
Marie Antoinette endures the guarded journey back to Paris under hostile public scrutiny.
Publishes Sur l'admission des femmes au droit de cite
Louis XVI was restored to the throne under the Constitution.
Reinstated to the throne of France
Deputies debated whether Louis XVI remained constitutionally inviolable after Varennes, exposing deep disagreement over the future of monarchy.
Barnave defended royal inviolability and constitutional monarchy after the Flight to Varennes.
The Assembly continued Louis XVI's suspension until the completed Constitution could be formally presented to him.
Adrien Duport joined the Feuillant split after the Varennes crisis.
Joins the Feuillant split after the Varennes crisis
Alexandre Lameth joined the moderate constitutional monarchist Feuillant Club.
Joins the moderate constitutional monarchist Feuillant Club
Charles Lameth joined the Feuillant split from the Jacobin Club.
Joins the Feuillant split from the Jacobin Club
Moderate constitutional monarchists leave the Jacobin Club and form the Feuillant Club after the crisis over the king
Moderate constitutional monarchists leave the Jacobin Club and form the Feuillant Club after the crisis over the king.
Antoine Pierre Joseph Marie Barnave joined moderate constitutional monarchists who leave the Jacobin Club for the Feuillants.
Joins moderate constitutional monarchists who leave the Jacobin Club for the Feuillants
The Champ de Mars massacre deepens the division between moderate constitutionalists and more radical Jacobins
The Champ de Mars massacre deepens the division between moderate constitutionalists and more radical Jacobins.
The massacre deepens the split between radical Jacobins and moderate constitutionalists
The massacre deepens the split between radical Jacobins and moderate constitutionalists.
Lafayette commanded National Guard forces during the violent suppression of the republican petitioners at the Champ de Mars.
Beauharnais was elected again as president of the National Assembly after his calm handling of the Varennes crisis.
Vergniaud was elected to the Legislative Assembly as a deputy for the Gironde.
Participates in the constitutional settlement that establishes a limited monarchy
Participates in the constitutional settlement that establishes a limited monarchy.
The completed Constitution established the framework within which Louis XVI could resume authority as a constitutional monarch.
The completed Constitution of 1791 is presented as France's new constitutional settlement
The completed Constitution of 1791 is presented as France's new constitutional settlement.
The 1789 Declaration is placed at the head of the Constitution of 1791 as its statement of fundamental principles.
Louis XVI formally accepted the Constitution, enabling the restoration of his constitutional executive functions.
Brissot was elected a Paris deputy to the Legislative Assembly and joined its diplomatic debates.
Accepts the Constitution of 1791
Louis Charles Bourbon accepted the Constitution of 1791.
Louis XVI accepted the Constitution of 1791.
Louis XVI accepts the new Constitution
Louis XVI accepts the new Constitution.
Louis XVI swore fidelity to the Constitution and accepted the limited powers of the new constitutional monarchy.
Louis XVI resumed constitutional executive functions after accepting and swearing fidelity to the Constitution.
At the Constituent Assembly's close, crowds singled out Petion and Robespierre for a public ovation.
Crowds acclaimed Robespierre at the close of the Constituent Assembly, reflecting his growing popular reputation.
Andre Massena Essling was appointed Adjutant-Major of the 2nd battalion of volunteers of the Var.
Appointed Adjutant-Major of the 2nd battalion of volunteers of the Var
Olympe de Gouges addresses the Declaration of the Rights of Woman to her
Olympe de Gouges addresses the Declaration of the Rights of Woman to her.
Talleyrand presented a national public education plan during the final phase of the Constituent Assembly.
Olympe de Gouges answers the male-centered political order with a Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen.
Armand Gensonne took his seat in the Legislative Assembly.
Takes his seat in the Legislative Assembly
Maximin Isnard took his seat in the Legislative Assembly.
Takes his seat in the Legislative Assembly
Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud took his seat in the Legislative Assembly.
Takes his seat in the Legislative Assembly
Louis XVI began relations with the new Legislative Assembly created by the Constitution of 1791.
Vergniaud argued that parliamentary language should abandon the royal forms of address 'Sire' and 'Majesty'.
Lafayette resigned command of the Paris National Guard after completion of the Constitution and withdrew from Paris politics.
Vergniaud was elected vice-president of the Legislative Assembly as his influence among the left increased.
Vergniaud became president of the Legislative Assembly during disputes over emigres and royal authority.
Carnot proposed demolishing internal citadels, arguing that fortresses could become instruments of tyranny against a free people.
Louis XVI used his suspensive veto against legislation targeting émigrés, intensifying suspicion of the monarchy's political intentions.
Elected mayor of Paris after Bailly's resignation
Jerome Petion was elected mayor of Paris after Bailly's resignation.
Bailly resigned as mayor of Paris after his popularity collapsed following the Champ de Mars violence.
Louis XVI addressed the Legislative Assembly on the émigré threat and warned that continued foreign protection of armed émigrés could lead to conflict.
Louis XVI addressed the Legislative Assembly on the threat posed by émigré forces gathering under protection of German princes.
Vetoes the Legislative Assemblys Decree against priests
Vetoes decrees against refractory priests and emigres
Louis XVI vetoed legislation directed against refractory priests, worsening conflict with deputies who viewed clerical resistance as counter-revolutionary.
Carnot joined the Legislative Assembly's military committee and became influential in questions of army organization.
Carnot challenged a model of absolute passive obedience and argued for reasoned military obedience away from the battlefield.
Brissot and allied members argue that war can spread revolutionary principles and expose internal enemies
Brissot and allied members argue that war can spread revolutionary principles and expose internal enemies.
Uses the crisis to question whether France can safely retain Louis XVI as king
Uses the crisis to question whether France can safely retain Louis XVI as king.
Uses the royal flight to intensify pressure against the monarchy
Uses the royal flight to intensify pressure against the monarchy.
Denounces the attempted royal flight as evidence of court hostility to the Revolution
Denounces the attempted royal flight as evidence of court hostility to the Revolution.
Flees after the collapse of the royal escape plan
Flees after the collapse of the royal escape plan.
Attacks the king's veto and supports stronger popular pressure after the Varennes crisis
Attacks the king's veto and supports stronger popular pressure after the Varennes crisis.
Andre Massena Essling, Duke was appointed adjutant-major of the second battalion of volunteers of the Var.
Appointed adjutant-major of the second battalion of volunteers of the Var
Participates in Jacobin politics and local National Guard activity in Corsica
Participates in Jacobin politics and local National Guard activity in Corsica.
Publishes the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen
Publishes the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen.
Elected to the Legislative Assembly for Pas-de-Calais
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot was elected to the Legislative Assembly for Pas-de-Calais.
The Jacobin Club adopts the name Society of the Friends of the Constitution sitting at the Jacobins in Paris
Addresses her declaration to Marie Antoinette
Olympe Gouges addressed her declaration to Marie Antoinette.
Appointed Minister of Marine under Louis XVI
Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre opposed Brissotin arguments for revolutionary war.
Opposes Brissotin arguments for revolutionary war
Pierre-Victurnien Vergniaud supported the emerging Girondin argument for war against counter-revolutionary powers.
Supports the emerging Girondin argument for war against counter-revolutionary powers
Camille Desmoulins presented a petition demanding an end to the King's veto.
Presents a petition demanding an end to the King's veto
The title assumed by the club itself, after the promulgation of the constitution of 1791, was Soci‚t‚ des amis de la constitution s‚ants aux Jacobins … Paris
Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre opposed the War of Liberation because foreign countries are not ready for liberation.
Opposes the War of Liberation because foreign countries are not ready for liberation
Appointed Member of Legislative Assembly for the Pas de Calais
Lazare Nicholas Marguerite Carnot was appointed Member of Legislative Assembly for the Pas de Calais.
Elected Member of Legislative Assembly
Pierre-Joseph Cambon was elected to the Legislative Assembly.
Elected President of the National Assembly
Mirabeau was elected president of the National Assembly.
Elected President of the National Assembly
Makes a failed attempt to flee France to support emigres
Makes a failed attempt to flee France to support emigres.
Talleyrand-Perigord resigns as Bishop following his excommunication by Pope Pius VI
Talleyrand-Perigord resigns as Bishop following his excommunication by Pope Pius VI
Talleyrand-Perigord resigns as Bishop following his excommunication by Pope Pius VI.
Escapes to England where he stays until 1814
Escapes to England where he stays until 1814.
Helps found the Jacobin Club. Appointed Member of Ajaccio Jacobin Club
Napoleon I helped found the Jacobin Club. Appointed Member of Ajaccio Jacobin Club.
Appointed Member of Ajaccio Jacobin Club at its foundation
The title assumed by the club itself, after the promulgation of the constitution of 1791, was Soci‚t‚ des amis de la constitution s‚ants aux Jacobins … Paris. Appointed Member of Jacobin Club
Appointed Member of Jacobin Club
Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre became a member of the Jacobin Club.
Publishes Lettres sur les ouvrages et le caractere de J.-J. Rousseau
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel in Corsica
Napoleon I was appointed Lieutenant Colonel in Corsica.
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel in Corsica
Appointed Mayor of Paris
Jerome Petion was appointed mayor of Paris.
Appointed Mayor of Paris
Appointed Minister of Marine
Elected President of the National Assembly
Elected President of the National Assembly
Army officers swear an oath of loyalty to the National Assembly
Army officers swear an oath of loyalty to the National Assembly.
Appointed Member of cavalry of the National Guard
Army officers swear an oath of loyalty to the National Assembly
Accused of planning another escape for Louis XVI. Accused of being employed by France's enemies after his hostility to the revolution
Accused of planning another escape for Louis XVI. Accused of being employed by France's enemies after his hostility to the revolution.
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