Kingdom of France (1791–92)
Kingdom of France Royaume de France (French) | |||||||||
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| 1791–1792 | |||||||||
| Motto: La Nation, la Loi, le Roi "The Nation, the Law, the King" | |||||||||
| Anthem: Marche Henri IV (1590–1830) "March of Henry IV" | |||||||||
 Kingdom of France, September 1791 – September 1792 | |||||||||
| Capital | Paris | ||||||||
| Common languages | French | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism (state religion) | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | French | ||||||||
| Government | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | ||||||||
| King of the French | |||||||||
• 1791–1792 | Louis XVI | ||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 20–21 June 1791 | |||||||||
| 3 September 1791 | |||||||||
| 10 August 1792 | |||||||||
| 21 September 1792 | |||||||||
| Currency | Assignat | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | FR | ||||||||
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The Kingdom of France (the remainder of the absolutist Kingdom of France) was a constitutional monarchy for around a year's time, between 1791 to 1792. After the Insurrection of 10 August 1792, the monarchy was suspended and later abolished by the Legislative Assembly.[1]
Background
[change | change source]From 1789, France had a revolution against monarchy in the government. At the time, a idea of a fair and liberal constitution became more and more popular with the French people, and to the National Assembly.[2] Louis XVI moved to Paris that year, but grew to hate it, planning the Flight to Varennes, which ruined the monarchy's already bad public opinion to be worse.[3]
Constitution
[change | change source]After the Flight, Louis XVI was forced to submit to the constitution by the National Assembly.[4] The new constitution was revolutionary and abolished the nobility of France and said all men were to be treated the same before the law.
Citations
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- Fraser, Antonia: "Marie Antoinette: the Journey", Orion Books, London, 2001, ISBN 978-0-7538-1305-8
- Hibbert, Christopher: "The French Revolution", Penguin Books, Great Britain, 1982, ISBN 978-0-1400-4945-9
- Jones, Colin: "The Great Nation: France from Louis XV to Napoleon", Columbia University Press, New York, 2002, ISBN 0-2311-2882-7