Explore 592 historical events and records for France in 1791.
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Danton left France for a time after the political repression associated with the July demonstrations. His absence illustrates the personal consequences of the failed campaign against reinstating Louis XVI.
After the Champ de Mars violence, Bailly argued through his official conduct for municipal obedience to law and the existing constitutional authorities. His approach widened the gulf between the mayoralty and popular republican clubs.
Vergniaud was elected to the Legislative Assembly as a deputy for the Gironde.
Petion's political standing benefited from public distrust of those who defended the king after Varennes. The massacre made the distinction between a parliamentary settlement and popular consent even more contentious.
Barnave continued to argue for preserving constitutional monarchy after the shootings. The use of force on the Champ de Mars made his political compromise difficult to sell to republican opponents.
Brissot's campaign milieu interpreted the deaths as a warning about the limits placed on political expression. Arguments over the right of citizens to organize remained central in subsequent revolutionary disputes.
The mayor's standing weakened as critics linked him to the suppression of the July demonstration. Political divisions made municipal governance more contentious even after the immediate street crisis receded.
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
Lafayette regarded the constitutional settlement as a framework worth maintaining through disciplined public order. The massacre had already demonstrated the political cost of using soldiers against petitioners.
Robespierre continued to emphasize the principles of liberty and accountability in a constitution born from revolutionary mobilization. The Champ de Mars became a reminder of the danger of limiting popular sovereignty by force.
Louis XVI accepted the Constitution of 1791, but the memory of the Champ de Mars shootings made public unity fragile. Formal royal agreement did not undo fears that the monarchy and its defenders resisted popular scrutiny.
Barnave ended his constituent service as the Assembly completed a written framework for the monarchy. The regime's durability depended on a degree of trust that the Varennes crisis had already undermined.
Robespierre had argued that members of the Constituent Assembly should not enter the next legislature. This self-denying ordinance profoundly shaped the personnel of the Legislative Assembly.
Louis XVI accepted the Constitution of 1791, formally becoming a constitutional sovereign rather than an absolute monarch. The settlement placed executive authority within a legislative framework.
The Constitution of 1791 consolidated a legal order built on citizenship rather than hereditary estates. Sieyes's constitutional ideas had helped articulate national sovereignty behind that transformation.
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.
Brissot was elected a deputy for Paris to the Legislative Assembly. His position allowed him to turn arguments previously advanced in print into parliamentary initiatives.
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
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