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Historical Epochs of the French Revolution: With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France; And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death — John Shaqi

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Historical Epochs of the French Revolution: With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France; And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death

Name: Historical Epochs of the French Revolution: With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France; And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death
Author: Goudemetz, Henry

Goudemetz, Henry

France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799; Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793

1791.
_Oct_.        4.  The second assembly takes the name of the
                  _Legislative_ Assembly, and is opened by the King
                  in person. It consists of 700 members.
                  An oath is taken to observe the law.
                  An administrator in one of the departments flies
                  with a large treasure.
             17.  Massacre at Avignon, with unusual horrors.  Jourdan
                  and his people destroy 600 victims in an ice-house.
                  Insurrection at Paris on account of religious
                  worship.
                  The Marquis de la Fayette resigns the command of
                  the Parisian guard.
                  The expressions "_sire_" and "_majesty_," applied
                  to the King, suppressed by decree.
                  Twenty-one committees formed out of the legislative
                  assembly to transact all business.
                  Riots at Montpellier.
                  The pictures of the Palace-royal sold for a million
                  eight hundred thousand livres.
             27.  Insurrection in Alsace.
             29.  Notice given to Monsieur the King's eldest brother,
                  to return to France, on pain of forfeiture of all
                  his rights, and confiscation.
                  One hundred millions of assignats issued.
                  Disturbances in Artois and Lower Normandy on
                  account of religious worship.
                  The archbishop of Ausch, and several bishops,
                  brought before the tribunals.
             30.  Insurrections in almost all parts of the kingdom,
                  on account of the prohibition of religious worship.
                  Charrier, ex-constituent, and nominated by the
                  people as successor to the Cardinal de
                  Rochefoucault, in the archbishoprick (sic) of
                  Rouen, ashamed of his usurpation, abdicates the
                  archiepiscopal dignity.
                  Violent decree against emigrants; the King opposes
                  his _veto_ to it.
                  The King refuses his assent also to another equally
                  violent decree, for the banishment of all the
                  catholic priests who had not taken the oath
                  prescribed.
                  Guimper, the first constitutional see, is taken
                  possession of by D'Expilly, an ex-constituent,
                  _i.e_. a member of the last assembly, which had
                  taken the name of the constituent assembly.
                  Violent insurrection in the colonies, supposed to
                  be excited by some of the leading members of the
                  assembly.
_Nov_.            New decree for a civic oath.
                  In the legislative assembly the answers are read
                  from foreign powers, relative to the King's

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