Institution

National Convention

1792–1795 · 18th century · Also known as French National Convention

The National Convention was the elected assembly that governed France from September 1792 to October 1795. On its first full day it abolished the monarchy and proclaimed the French Republic, and in 1793 it tried and executed Louis XVI. Under pressure of war and revolt it gave power to the Committee of Public Safety, which ran the Terror, and after Robespierre's fall it drafted the constitution of the Directory.

National Convention
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). National Convention. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/national-convention
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