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On 5 October 1789, a large crowd of Parisians marched to Versailles and, the following day, brought the royal family and government back to Paris, virtually as prisoners. The new government of France, the National Assembly, began to meet in the Salle du Manège near the Tuileries Palace on the outskirts of the Tuileries garden. [92]
The Paris Commune (French: Commune de Paris) during the French Revolution was the government of Paris from 1789 until 1795. Established in the Hôtel de Ville just after the storming of the Bastille , it consisted of 144 delegates elected by the 60 divisions of the city.
Paris scriptoria producing illuminated manuscripts flourish. The style of the Paris school is copied throughout France. 1231 Draining of the marshes Le Marais begins. c. 1240 For the first time, the ringing of the bells of the churches of Paris is regulated by clocks, so that all sound at about the same time.
The Paris Commune (French: Commune de Paris, pronounced [kɔ.myn də pa.ʁi]) was a French revolutionary government that seized power in Paris on 18 March 1871 and controlled parts of the city until 28 May 1871.
The state-appointed Prefect of Police was in charge of police in the same jurisdiction. With the exception of a few brief occasions, Paris did not have a mayor from 1794 to 1977. [citation needed] The Paris Prefecture of Police is under state control today. Despite its dual existence as commune and département, Paris has a single council to ...
The indirect election took place from 2 to 10 September 1792 after the election of the electoral colleges by primary assemblies on 26 August. [2] Despite the introduction of universal male suffrage, the turn-out was low, [3] [note 1] though there was an increase in comparison to the 1791 elections—in 1792 11.9% of a greatly increased electorate votes, compared to 10.2% of a much smaller ...
Seven Years' War: France and some allied and enemy nations sign the Treaty of Paris ending the Seven Years' War, resulting in a major blow on French colonial possessions. 1768: 15 May: Treaty of Versailles: In order to pay its debts and being no longer able to suppress struggle for independence, the Republic of Genoa ceded Corsica to France ...
With the move to Paris, the group acquired a name and expanded its membership, first to other like-minded members of the Assembly, then to members of the general populace in Paris, and later throughout France. According to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, by 10 August 1790 there were already one hundred and fifty-two affiliated clubs.