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1791 in France

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1791
in
France
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See also:Other events of 1791
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Events from the year 1791 in France.

Incumbents

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Events

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Funeral of Comte de Mirabeau in the Church of St Eustache, April 4, 1791, (Musée de la Révolution française).

January

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  • On 28 January Robespierre discussed the organisation of the National Guard in the Assembly;[1] for three years a hot topic in French newspapers.

February

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  • 28 February – Day of Daggers; a confrontation between the guards and nobles.

March

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May

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June

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  • 14 June – The abolition of the guild system was sealed; the Le Chapelier Law 1791 passed, which prohibited any kind of workers' coalition or assembly.
  • 20–21 June – During the Flight to Varennes, Louis XVI and his family attempt to escape Paris, but are instead arrested at Varennes.

July

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Translation of Voltaire
Champ de Mars massacre

August

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Declaration of Pillnitz

September

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  • 3 September – The French Constitution of 1791 is accepted.
  • 4 September – Louis XVI receives the title of King of the French.
  • 13 September – Louis XVI accepts the final version of the completed constitution.
  • 14 September – The Papal States lose Avignon to France.
  • 28 September – Law on Jewish emancipation is promulgated, the first such legislation in modern Europe.
  • On 29 September, the day before the dissolution of the Assembly, Robespierre opposed Jean Le Chapelier, who wanted to proclaim an end to the revolution and restrict the freedom of the clubs.

October

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November

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Births

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Deaths

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Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau

References

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  1. ^ Walter, G. (1961) Robespierre à la tribune, p. 220, 223. In: Robespierre, vol. II. L’œuvre, part IV. Gallimard.
  2. ^ O'Brien 1837, pp. 422–438.
  3. ^ O'Brien 1837, pp. 439–446.
  4. ^ Edelstein, Melvin (9 March 2016). The French Revolution and the Birth of Electoral Democracy. Routledge. p. 48. ISBN 9781317031277 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ The Choices of Maximilien Robespierre by Marisa Linton
  6. ^ Mémoires authentiques de Maximilien Robespierre, p. 527
  7. ^ Discours de Danton, p. 152
  8. ^ Israel 2014, p. 206.

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