Great Fear of 1789
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The Great Fear of 1789 was a wave of rural panic and peasant uprisings across France during the early French Revolution, driven by rumors of aristocratic plots and contributing to the collapse of feudalism.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Fear of 1789 canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
episode of the French Revolution
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historical event ⓘ peasant revolt ⓘ rural panic ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Grande Peur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
breakdown of royal authority
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economic hardship ⓘ fear of counterrevolution ⓘ poor grain harvests ⓘ rising bread prices ⓘ rumors of aristocratic plots ⓘ spread of revolutionary ideas ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
attacks on châteaux
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destruction of feudal records ⓘ flight of nobles ⓘ formation of local militias ⓘ panic ⓘ peasant uprisings ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| effect |
collapse of seigneurial dues in practice
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increase in local self-defense militias ⓘ pressure on National Assembly to abolish feudalism ⓘ radicalization of the French Revolution in the countryside ⓘ weakening of feudal system in France ⓘ |
| endDate | 1789-08-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy | August Decrees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Estates-General of 1789
NERFINISHED
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crisis of the Ancien Régime ⓘ early phase of the French Revolution ⓘ storming of the Bastille ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
August Decrees
NERFINISHED
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abolition of feudal privileges in France ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| location |
Alsace
NERFINISHED
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Beauce NERFINISHED ⓘ Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ Dauphiné NERFINISHED ⓘ Franche-Comté NERFINISHED ⓘ French countryside ⓘ Languedoc NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ rural France ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
French peasants
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National Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ local nobles ⓘ rural laborers ⓘ seigneurial landlords ⓘ |
| originalLanguageName | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Grande Peur de 1789 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1789-07-20 ⓘ |
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