1790 ⟶ Louis XVI's Letter Denounces French Clergy's New Status to Spanish Cousin
October 6: Louis XVI writes his cousin, Charles IV of Spain,...
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✉️ Louis XVI and Artois Secretly Seek Foreign Intervention
October 12: Louis XVI secretly writes to king Charles IV of Spain, complaining of mistreatment. The Count of Artois secretly writes to Joseph II of Austria requesting a military intervention in France.⟶
Louis XVICount of ArtoisRoyal CorrespondenceForeign InterventionSecret NegotiationsMonarchyCounter-RevolutionCharles IV of SpainJoseph II of Austria
✉️ Louis XVI's Letter Denounces French Clergy's New Status to Spanish Cousin
October 6: Louis XVI writes his cousin, Charles IV of Spain, to express his hostility to the new status of the French clergy.⟶
Louis XVIClergyChurchRevolutionFranceSpainRoyal CorrespondenceCounter-RevolutionReligious Conflict
✉️ Pope Condemns Assembly's Clergy Reforms in Secret Letter to Louis XVI
July 23: The Pope writes a secret letter to Louis XVI, promising to condemn the Assembly's abolition of the special status of the French clergy.⟶
Catholic ChurchPapal AuthorityClergyRevolutionary ReformsReligious OppositionLouis XVICounter-RevolutionSecret CorrespondenceChurch and State
✉️ Louis XVI Appeals to Prussian King for Military Intervention
December 3: Louis XVI writes to King Frederick William II of Prussia asking for a military intervention by European monarchs to restore his authority.⟶
French MonarchyLouis XVIPrussiaForeign InterventionCounter-RevolutionRoyal CorrespondenceEuropean PowersDiplomacyRevolutionary Crisis
⛪ Oath of Allegiance Demanded of Clergy
November 29: Priests are again ordered to take an oath to the government, or to be considered suspects.⟶
ClergyOath of AllegianceCivil Constitution of the ClergyReligious PersecutionRevolutionFranceChurch and StateSuspectsCounter-Revolution