Paris Department Administration
Mirabeau was chosen for the administration of the Paris department while remaining a major constitutional figure.
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1791 in France
Explore 592 historical events and records for France in 1791.
Historical records for France in 1791
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January
President of National Assembly
Elected president of the National Assembly
President of National Assembly
Honore Gabriel Mirabeau was elected president of the National Assembly.
Defence of Jacobin Club
Barnave defended the Jacobin Club against constitutional monarchist rivals during a major political dispute.
Republican Debate
The Jacobin Club becomes a forum where doubts about monarchy and royal trust increasingly appear
Republican Debate
The Jacobin Club becomes a forum where doubts about monarchy and royal trust increasingly appear.
March
Allarde decree removes trade privileges
The revolutionary legislature abolished many guild restrictions and proclaimed greater freedom to pursue trades. The measure continued the dismantling of corporate privilege begun in 1789.
Director of Jury
Vergniaud became director of the jury at the criminal tribunal of the Gironde before entering national politics.
Debate over electoral citizenship: Legislative compromise pursued
Duport worked among reformers who regarded ordered representation as essential to constitutional stability. The adopted electoral framework nevertheless drew criticism for excluding many poorer men.
Debate over electoral citizenship: Property qualifications challenged
Robespierre criticized tying political rights to wealth and taxation. The controversy exposed the gap between general equality in the Rights Declaration and restrictive rules for choosing representatives.
Debate over electoral citizenship: Representative system defended
Sieyes had long distinguished political representation from universal direct rule. The constitutional debate sought a workable franchise but left substantial differences between active and passive citizens.
April
Lieutenant
Appointed Premier Lieutenant
Death of Honore Gabriel Mirabeau
Dies in Paris, weakening moderate constitutional monarchy politics
Death of Honore Gabriel Mirabeau
Dies in Paris, weakening moderate constitutional monarchy politics.
Pantheon Funeral
Mirabeau received a major public funeral and was interred in the newly designated Pantheon after his death.
Excommunication
Excommunicated by Pope Pius VI after consecrating constitutional bishops
Excommunication of Talleyrand
Excommunicates Talleyrand and other clergy connected with the Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Saint-Cloud Departure Blocked
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.
Complaint over Restricted Movement
Louis XVI complained to the Assembly after crowds prevented his planned departure for Saint-Cloud.
Religious Toleration Report
Sieyes presented a report supporting religious toleration during the final phase of the Constituent Assembly.
May
Self-Denying Ordinance
Robespierre successfully argued that members of the Constituent Assembly should not sit in the next legislature.
Colonial color equality debate intensifies
Brissot supported efforts to extend political rights to free people of color in the colonies. The debates encountered strong resistance from defenders of the plantation order.
June
First Lieutenant
Serves as lieutenant en premier in the 4th Regiment of Artillery
First Lieutenant
Serves as lieutenant en premier in the 4th Regiment of Artillery.
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant en premier
Lieutenant
Napoleon I was appointed Lieutenant en premier.
Lieutenant
Joins the 4th Regiment of Artillery at Valence as Lieutenant en Premier. Appointed Lieutenant en premier
Le Chapelier Law
Sponsors the law suppressing workers' guilds and combinations
Le Chapelier Law
Sponsors the law suppressing workers' guilds and combinations.
Le Chapelier Law enacted: Corporate unions prohibited
Le Chapelier sponsored a measure banning worker combinations and occupational corporations. The law reflected the Assembly's preference for individual freedom of trade over collective bargaining rights.
Le Chapelier Law enacted: Economic order redefined
Duport's contemporaries sought to eliminate medieval corporate structures in favor of a unified legal market. The prohibition of associations later became a lasting and controversial feature of the new order.
Le Chapelier Law enacted: Social equality remains disputed
Robespierre belonged to a legislature whose language of individual liberty coexisted with restrictions on workers' collective activity. Such contradictions complicated the Revolution's promise of equality.
Le Chapelier Law restricts collective associations
The law associated with Le Chapelier prohibited workers' combinations while dismantling inherited corporate organization. It showed that revolutionary equality did not extend automatically to freedom of collective labor action.
President of National Assembly
Beauharnais became president of the National Assembly during the crisis created by the royal flight.
Dauphin joins escape coach
The young dauphin Louis Charles traveled with his parents in the carriage heading east. The escape plan therefore required accommodations for two royal children and slowed the party's movement.
Dauphin joins escape coach - Public reaction
Louis Charles Bourbon figured in events surrounding dauphin joins escape coach at Paris. The escape plan therefore required accommodations for two royal children and slowed the party's movement. Public knowledge of the failed journey encouraged both republican criticism and efforts to defend the remaining monarchy.
Declaration
Louis XVI leaves behind a declaration explaining his rejection of revolutionary constraints on royal authority
Declaration
Louis XVI leaves behind a declaration explaining his rejection of revolutionary constraints on royal authority.
Declaration to the French
Before leaving Paris, Louis XVI issued a declaration explaining his grievances against the revolutionary constitutional settlement.
Departure for Montmedy
Louis XVI secretly left the Tuileries with his family intending to reach loyal forces near Montmedy.
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