1791 Avignon–Comtat Venaissin Status Referendum
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1791 Avignon–Comtat Venaissin Status Referendum
In the aftermath of the Avignon–Comtat Venaissin War, between the pro-French Avignon municipal government and the papist Union of St. Cecilia, three mediators sent by the French National Constituent Assembly (France), National Assembly organized a series of votes to discern the true opinions of the people in the Papal States, Papal territories of Avignon and the Comtat Venaissin with respect to union with France. Of the 98 municipalities, 52 voted for France and 19 for the Papal States. Annexation was confirmed by the National Assembly on September 14, 1791. Background History What eventually became the Comtat Venaissin was acquired by Philip III of France after becoming Count of Toulouse in 1271 who then ceded it to the papacy in 1273. Later, Avignon was sold to the papacy by Joanna I of Naples, Joanna I, Queen of Naples and Countess of Provence, in 1348, whereupon the two ''comtats'' were joined to form a unified papal enclave geographically, though retaining their separa ...
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Avignon–Comtat Venaissin War
Following the unanimous declaration of the various district assemblies of Avignon on 12 June 1790, to secede from the Papal States and unite with Kingdom of France (1791–92), France, war broke out between the municipal government of Avignon and the more conservative Comtat Venaissin, the larger county (''comtat'') which co-existed with Avignon and still pledged loyalty to the Papal States. Avignon, which had been inspired by the intentions of the French Revolution, soon received the support of French troops placed under its control, augmenting the Avignon forces that had laid siege to Carpentras, ending the government of the Comtat. However, hardline counter-revolutionary regions of the Comtat under the name the "Union of Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes, St. Cecilia" continued fighting until June 1791. In spring 1791, with the rejection of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy and the threat of violence spreading into neighbouring departments, France brokered a peace between the warring ...
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Boussay () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Population Sights * The Château de Boussay See also *Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):


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Storming Of The Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille ( ), which occurred in Paris, France, on 14 July 1789, was an act of political violence by revolutionary insurgents who attempted to storm and seize control of the medieval armoury, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille. After four hours of fighting and 94 deaths, the insurgents were able to enter the Bastille. The governor of the Bastille, Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay, and several members of the garrison were killed after surrendering. At the time, the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. The prison contained only seven inmates at the time of its storming and was already scheduled for demolition but was seen by the revolutionaries as a symbol of the monarchy's abuse of power. Its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution. In France, 14 July is a national holiday called '' Fête nationale française'' which commemorates both the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille and the '' Fête de la Fà ...
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Bernard-René Jourdan De Launay
Bernard René Jourdan, marquis de Launay (8/9 April 1740 – 14 July 1789) was a French Royal Army officer and nobleman who served as the governor of the Bastille. He was the son of a previous governor, and commander of the Bastille's garrison when it was stormed on 14 July 1789. Early life The marquis Bernard-René Jordan de Launay was born on the night of 8/9 April 1740 in the Bastille where his father, René Jourdan de Launay, was governor. At the age of eight, he was appointed to an honorary position in the King's Musketeers (''mousquetaires du roi''). He subsequently joined the French Guards Regiment, which was permanently stationed in Paris except in time of war. In 1776 de Launay succeeded M. de Jumilhac as governor of the Bastille. As was the custom with many senior positions under the ''ancien régime'', the marquis purchased the office of governor from his predecessor as a form of investment. The 13 years he spent in this position were mostly uneventful, but on 19 ...
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Comtat Venaissin
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Civil Constitution Of The Clergy
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Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes
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18 Siège De Carpentras (1791) Anonyme Bibliothèque Municipale Ceccano Avignon
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