1791 in France

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Events from the year 1791 in France .

Incumbents

Events

Funeral of Comte de Mirabeau in the Church of St Eustache, April 4, 1791, (Musee de la Revolution francaise). Pompes funebres de Mirabeau, Musee de la Revolution francaise.jpg
Funeral of Comte de Mirabeau in the Church of St Eustache, April 4, 1791, (Musée de la Révolution française).

January

February

March

May

June

July

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Translation of Voltaire
Champ de Mars massacre Fusillade du Champ de Mars (1791, 17 juillet).jpg
Champ de Mars massacre

August

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Declaration of Pillnitz

September

October

November

Births

Deaths

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Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau

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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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