Champ de Mars petition of 1791

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The Champ de Mars petition of 1791 was a major radical demonstration during the French Revolution in which republicans demanded the dethronement of King Louis XVI after his failed flight to Varennes, sharply escalating tensions between revolutionaries and the constitutional monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf demonstration
event of the French Revolution
political petition
aimedAt French public opinion
National Assembly NERFINISHED
demands dethronement of Louis XVI
end of the monarchy
escalated political polarization in Paris
tensions between revolutionaries and constitutional monarchists
followedBy Champ de Mars massacre NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Champ de Mars demonstration of 17 July 1791 NERFINISHED
hasCause Flight to Varennes NERFINISHED
attempted escape of Louis XVI
disillusionment with constitutional monarchy
hasConsequence repression of radical clubs
split within the Jacobin Club
strengthening of moderate constitutional monarchists
hasContext French Revolution NERFINISHED
hasCountry France NERFINISHED
hasDate 17 July 1791
hasIdeology radical republicanism
hasLanguage French
hasLocation Champ de Mars NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
hasParticipantRole signatories demanding deposition of the king
hasPoliticalPosition republican
hasSubject form of government in France
legitimacy of Louis XVI
hasType mass petition
popular demonstration
hasYear 1791
historicalPeriod French Revolution, 1789–1799 NERFINISHED
involves Cordeliers Club supporters NERFINISHED
Jacobins NERFINISHED
Marquis de Lafayette NERFINISHED
National Guard NERFINISHED
Paris Commune authorities NERFINISHED
Parisian radicals
isPartOf radicalization phase of the French Revolution
opposes King Louis XVI NERFINISHED
constitutional monarchy
precedes proclamation of the First French Republic
relatedEvent Champ de Mars massacre NERFINISHED
Flight to Varennes NERFINISHED
relatedTo abolition of the monarchy in France

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Cordeliers Club associatedWithEvent Champ de Mars petition of 1791