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

Events

January

  • 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

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

March

May

June

  • 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

Translation of Voltaire

August

September

  • 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

November

Births

Deaths

References

  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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