August Decrees of 1789
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The August Decrees of 1789 were a series of revolutionary laws passed in France that abolished feudal privileges and laid the groundwork for a more equal, modern legal and social order.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| August Decrees | 1 |
| August Decrees of 1789 canonical | 1 |
| Decree abolishing feudal privileges | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T993563 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: August Decrees of 1789 Context triple: [National Constituent Assembly, issuedDecree, August Decrees of 1789]
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A.
Law of 22 Prairial
The Law of 22 Prairial was a radical decree during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror that streamlined Revolutionary Tribunal procedures, curtailed defendants’ rights, and greatly expanded the use of the guillotine against perceived enemies of the Republic.
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B.
Constitution of the Year VIII
The Constitution of the Year VIII was the French fundamental law adopted in 1799 that established the Consulate regime and enabled Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power as First Consul.
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C.
royal edict of Louis XVI
The royal edict of Louis XVI was the formal decree issued by the French king that convened the Estates-General in 1789, a key event leading to the French Revolution.
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D.
French Constitution of 1793
The French Constitution of 1793 was a radical democratic charter drafted during the French Revolution that proclaimed universal male suffrage and extensive social rights but was never fully implemented.
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E.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a 1790 law of the French Revolution that radically reorganized the Catholic Church in France under state control, sparking deep religious and political conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: August Decrees of 1789 Target entity description: The August Decrees of 1789 were a series of revolutionary laws passed in France that abolished feudal privileges and laid the groundwork for a more equal, modern legal and social order.
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A.
Law of 22 Prairial
The Law of 22 Prairial was a radical decree during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror that streamlined Revolutionary Tribunal procedures, curtailed defendants’ rights, and greatly expanded the use of the guillotine against perceived enemies of the Republic.
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B.
Constitution of the Year VIII
The Constitution of the Year VIII was the French fundamental law adopted in 1799 that established the Consulate regime and enabled Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power as First Consul.
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C.
royal edict of Louis XVI
The royal edict of Louis XVI was the formal decree issued by the French king that convened the Estates-General in 1789, a key event leading to the French Revolution.
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D.
French Constitution of 1793
The French Constitution of 1793 was a radical democratic charter drafted during the French Revolution that proclaimed universal male suffrage and extensive social rights but was never fully implemented.
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E.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a 1790 law of the French Revolution that radically reorganized the Catholic Church in France under state control, sparking deep religious and political conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French law
ⓘ
legal reform ⓘ revolutionary legislation ⓘ |
| aim |
elimination of feudal privileges
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establishment of legal equality ⓘ modernization of French society ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | France ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfPlenaryDebate | 1789-08-04 ⓘ |
| describedAs | night of sacrifices ⓘ |
| endTime | 1789-08-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
ⓘ
surface form:
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
|
| follows |
Great Fear of 1789
ⓘ
Storming of the Bastille ⓘ
surface form:
storming of the Bastille
|
| genre | abolition law ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
abolition of feudal dues
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abolition of feudalism in France ⓘ abolition of hunting rights monopolies ⓘ abolition of manorial rights ⓘ abolition of personal servitudes ⓘ abolition of seigneurial courts ⓘ abolition of tithes ⓘ abolition of venal offices ⓘ creation of a more equal legal order ⓘ creation of a more equal social order ⓘ dismantling of the Ancien Régime social structure ⓘ end of corporate tax exemptions ⓘ end of fiscal privileges of the clergy ⓘ end of fiscal privileges of the nobility ⓘ end of provincial tax privileges ⓘ foundation for modern French civil society ⓘ integration of different provincial legal systems ⓘ legal equality of all citizens before taxation ⓘ strengthening of peasant property rights ⓘ unification of the French legal order ⓘ weakening of noble power in rural France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalArea |
feudal law
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property law ⓘ tax law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | constitutional law reform ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
National Constituent Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
National Constituent Assembly of France
|
| location | France ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
demands for abolition of feudal privileges
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peasant uprisings in summer 1789 ⓘ |
| partOf | early reforms of the French Revolution ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Ancien Régime
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surface form:
Ancien Régime feudal system
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| significantEvent | French Revolution ⓘ |
| startTime | 1789-08-04 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | French Revolution ⓘ |
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Subject: August Decrees of 1789 Description of subject: The August Decrees of 1789 were a series of revolutionary laws passed in France that abolished feudal privileges and laid the groundwork for a more equal, modern legal and social order.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Decree abolishing feudal privileges
this entity surface form:
August Decrees