1790 ⟶ Avignon Requests Annexation to France, Assembly Delays Decision

June 26: Avignon, then under the rule of the Pope, asks to b...
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🗳️ Avignon Requests Annexation to France, Assembly Delays Decision

June 26: Avignon, then under the rule of the Pope, asks to be joined to France. The Assembly, wishing to avoid a confrontation with Pope Pius VI, delays a decision.⟶
Avignon Requests Annexation to France, Assembly Delays Decision (1790)
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Avignon Requests Annexation to France, Assembly Delays Decision (1790)