1791 ⟶ Assembly Orders Émigrés' Return or Property Forfeiture
July 9: The Assembly decrees that émigrés must return to Fra...
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1789
1791
1792
🏛️ National Assembly Transforms into National Constituent Assembly
July 9: The National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly.⟶
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🏘️ Assembly Orders Émigrés' Return or Property Forfeiture
July 9: The Assembly decrees that émigrés must return to France within two months, or forfeit their property.⟶
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📜 Émigrés Ordered to Return & Royal Veto
November 9: Émigrés are again ordered to return to France before January 1, 1792, under penalty of losing their property and a sentence of death. King Louis XVI vetoes the declaration on November 11, but asks his brothers to return to France.⟶
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💰 Nationalization of Émigré Property
February 9: The Assembly decrees the confiscation of the property of émigrés, for the benefit of the Nation.⟶
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