September Massacres
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The September Massacres were a wave of brutal killings of prisoners in Paris in early September 1792, reflecting the radicalization and violent popular justice that marked a turning point in the French Revolution.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Massacres de Septembre | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of the French Revolution
ⓘ
massacre ⓘ political violence ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
September Massacres
ⓘ
surface form:
Massacres de Septembre
|
| characterizedBy |
anti-clerical violence
ⓘ
improvised trials ⓘ mob violence ⓘ summary executions ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| followedBy |
establishment of the National Convention
ⓘ
proclamation of the French Republic ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Brunswick Manifesto
ⓘ
fall of the monarchy on 10 August 1792 ⓘ fear of foreign invasion ⓘ fear of internal counter-revolution ⓘ panic over possible prison uprisings ⓘ radicalization of Parisian sans-culottes ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1792-09-06 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | French ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1792-09-02 ⓘ |
| location |
Paris
ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| numberOfDeaths |
approximately 1100
ⓘ
approximately 1200 ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolution ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Parisian sans-culottes
ⓘ
improvised popular tribunals ⓘ revolutionary militants ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
crisis of authority of the Legislative Assembly
ⓘ
war between revolutionary France and the First Coalition ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Storming of the Tuileries (10 August 1792)
|
| relatedTo |
Girondins
ⓘ
Montagnards ⓘ Paris Commune (1792) ⓘ Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the image of the Revolution as violent and anarchic
ⓘ
deepened divisions between Girondins and Montagnards ⓘ example of revolutionary popular justice ⓘ turning point in the radicalization of the French Revolution ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early September 1792 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Jacobin convent
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surface form:
Abbaye prison
La Force prison ⓘ
surface form:
Bicêtre prison
Jacobin convent ⓘ
surface form:
Carmelite convent prison
Conciergerie ⓘ La Force prison ⓘ Salpêtrière prison ⓘ |
| victim |
common criminals
ⓘ
nobles ⓘ prisoners in Paris ⓘ refractory priests ⓘ suspected royalists ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Massacres de Septembre