Declaration of Pillnitz

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The Declaration of Pillnitz was a 1791 statement by the rulers of Austria and Prussia expressing concern over the French Revolution and hinting at possible intervention to restore the French monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic declaration
historical document
political statement
concerns French Revolution NERFINISHED
French monarchy
Louis XVI of France NERFINISHED
conditionForIntervention joint action by the major European powers
context European reaction to the French Revolution
flight to Varennes
country Holy Roman Empire
date 1791-08-27
dateSigned 1791-08-27
demands restoration of monarchical authority in France
safety of the French royal family
followedBy French declaration of war on Austria in 1792
War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED
hasGenre royal declaration
hasSubject international relations
monarchy
revolution
interpretedAs threat to the French Revolution
issuedBy Austria NERFINISHED
Frederick William II of Prussia NERFINISHED
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
Prussia NERFINISHED
language French
locationSigned Pillnitz Castle NERFINISHED
partOf diplomatic history of the French Revolution
place Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
Pillnitz NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment counter-revolutionary
purpose to express concern over the French Revolution
to signal possible intervention in France
to support the restoration of the French monarchy
to warn against harm to the French royal family
reactionInFrance heightened tensions between revolutionaries and the monarchy
increased suspicion of foreign powers
relatedTo Brunswick Manifesto NERFINISHED
First Coalition against Revolutionary France NERFINISHED
signedBy Frederick William II of Prussia NERFINISHED
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
significance contributed to radicalization of the French Revolution
early formal expression of monarchical opposition to the French Revolution
symbol of foreign intervention fears in revolutionary France
threatens armed intervention in France under certain conditions
year 1791

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Leopold II signed Declaration of Pillnitz