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French Revolution — • A view of its effect on the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. French Revolution French Revolution † … Catholic encyclopedia
French Revolution — Standort Lotte World (Seoul, Südkorea) Typ Stahl – sitzend Modell Custom MK 1200 Kategorie Indoorachterbahn … Deutsch Wikipedia
French Revolution — n. the revolution of the people against the monarchy in France: it began in 1789, resulted in the establishment of a republic, and ended in 1799 with the Consulate under Napoleon … English World dictionary
French Revolution — The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and social upheaval in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic… … Wikipedia
FRENCH REVOLUTION — Position of the Jews before the Revolution The nature, status, and rights of the Jews became an issue of public consequence in france in the last two decades before the outbreak of the Revolution in 1789. The Jewish population was then divided… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
French Revolution — Fr. Hist. the revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon s overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799. * * * Movement that shook… … Universalium
French Revolution — (1789) Events in the summer of 1789 heralded the transition of France from the rule of monarchy and ancien régime to that of “liberty, equality and fraternity,” and, eventually, the First Republic. Opposition to the ancien régime and the… … Historical dictionary of Marxism
French Revolution — French Rev|o|lu|tion, the the ↑revolution which began in France in 1789. The French king and queen, and many other people of high rank were killed and France became a ↑republic (=a country without a king or queen) . The events and ideas of the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
French Revolution of 1848 — The February 1848 Revolution in France ended the reign of King Louis Philippe, and led to the creation of the French Second Republic (1848 1852). The revolution established the principle of the right to work ( droit au travail ), and decided to… … Wikipedia
French Revolution from the abolition of feudalism to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy — The French Revolution was a period in the history of France covering the years 1789 to 1799, in which republicans overthrew the Bourbon monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. This article covers the year… … Wikipedia
French Revolution from the summer of 1790 to the establishment of the Legislative Assembly — The Civil Constitution of the Clergy divided the French people. Good Catholics were strongly opposed to it. Some nobles were so worried about the way things were going that they left France. They urged the royal family to join them.The French… … Wikipedia
