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1793 Rauracian Republic Annexation Referendum
A referendum on annexation by the French First Republic was held in the Rauracian Republic, a sister republic of France, between 4 and 7 March 1793. Of the 115 deputies meant to represent the voting results of their communities, only 41 reliable ones were admitted, who on the 7th confirmed the annexation to France as decided by the first two assemblies. Background Following the proclamation in September 1792 of the French First Republic, unrest quickly spread in the lands of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel, which was occupied by French volunteer battalions. On November 27, 1792, the Council of Twenty-Four, a group of 23 former state councillors led by , declared itself the National Assembly, and on December 19, 1792, together with 122 elected representatives, proclaimed the Rauracian Republic, which consisted of the northern part of the former Prince-Bishopric. The southern part, which had legal ties to Switzerland, remained unoccupied. The first assembly preferred annexation to F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French First Republic
In the history of France, the First Republic (), sometimes referred to in historiography as Revolutionary France, and officially the French Republic (), was founded on 21 September 1792 during the French Revolution. The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First French Empire, First Empire on 18 May 1804 under Napoleon, Napoléon Bonaparte, although the form of government changed several times. On 21 September 1792, the deputies of the Convention, gathered for the first time, unanimously decide the Proclamation of the abolition of the monarchy, abolition of the constitutional monarchy in France. Although the Republic was never officially proclaimed on 22 September 1792, the decision was made to date the acts from the year I of the Republic. On 25 September 1792, the Republic was declared "one and indivisible". From 1792 to 1802, France was at war with the rest of Europe. It also experienced internal conflicts, including the War in the Vendée, wars in Vendée. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franches-Montagnes District
Franches-Montagnes District (, , Franc-Comtois: ''Dichtrict des Fraintches-Montaignes'') is one of the three districts of the canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Saignelégier. The French-speaking district has a population of (as of ). Municipalities Franches-Montagnes contains a total of 12 municipalities: Mergers * In 2009 Montfavergier merged into Montfaucon and Le Peuchapatte merged into Muriaux. At the same time, Goumois and Les Pommerats merged into Saignelégier. Also in 2009, Epauvillers and Epiquerez merged into Clos du Doubs of the Porrentruy District.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010 * In 2023 |
1793 In France
Events from the year 1793 in France. Incumbents *The National Convention *The Committee of Public Safety (de facto from 6 April) Events January to June *21 January – French Revolution: After being found guilty of treason by the French National Convention, ''Citizen Capet'', Louis XVI of France, is guillotined in Paris. *1 February – French Revolutionary Wars: The French First Republic declares war on Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain, the Dutch Republic and (soon afterwards) Spain. *11 February – French expedition to Sardinia (''Expédition de Sardaigne''): A French fleet under Laurent Jean François Truguet, admiral Laurent Truguet debarks troops near Cagliari in Sardinia. *22 February – French expedition to Sardinia: A small French and Corsican force briefly occupies the small Sardinian island of La Maddalena, then withdraws to Corsica. 23-year-old lieutenant Napoleon Buonaparte is second-in-command. *6 April – French Revolutionary Wars: The Committee of Pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1793 Elections In Europe
The French Republic introduced the French Revolutionary Calendar starting with the year I. Events January–June * January 7 – The Ebel riot occurs in Sweden. * January 9 – Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first to fly in a gas balloon in the United States. * January 13 – Nicolas Jean Hugon de Bassville, a representative of Revolutionary France, is lynched by a mob in Rome. * January 21 – French Revolution: After being found guilty of treason by the French National Convention, ''Citizen Capet'', Louis XVI of France, is guillotined in Paris. * January 23 – Second Partition of Poland: The Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia partition the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. * February – In Manchester, Vermont, the wife of a captain falls ill, probably with tuberculosis. Some locals believe that the cause of her illness is that a demon vampire is sucking her blood. As a cure, Timothy Mead burns the heart of a deceased person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
