# Canonical recap data for 1792 French Legislative Elections (1792)
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slug: french-legislative-elections-1792
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title: 1792 French Legislative Elections
subtitle: These elections established the First Republic and marked the radicalization of the French Revolution, abolishing the monarchy and reshaping European politics.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1792-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1792
decade: 1790
country:
name: France
slug: france
summaryShort: Legislative elections were held in France between 29 August and 5 September 1791, the first national elections to the Legislative Assembly. They took place during a period of turmoil caused by the Flight and Arrest at Varennes, the Jacobin split, the Champ-de-Mars Massacre and the Pillnitz Declaration. Suffrage was lim
summaryLong: Legislative elections were held in France between 29 August and 5 September 1791, the first national elections to the Legislative Assembly. They took place during a period of turmoil caused by the Flight and Arrest at Varennes, the Jacobin split, the Champ-de-Mars Massacre and the Pillnitz Declaration. Suffrage was limited to men paying taxes, although less than 25% of those eligible to do so voted.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Valmy_Battle_painting.jpg/1280px-Valmy_Battle_painting.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Horace Vernet · via Wikipedia
importance: 85
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1791_French_legislative_election"
  title: 1791 French legislative election
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
- revolution
metaDescription: Legislative elections were held in France between 29 August and 5 September 1791, the first national elections to the Legislative Assembly. They took place duri
wikidataQid: Q1059448
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  capturedAt: 2026-05-26
  label: 1791 French legislative election
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1791_French_legislative_election"
taxonomy:
domain: political
eventTypes:
- election
canonicalClasses:
- governance
- competition
impactRadius: national
velocity: sudden
predictability: scheduled
intentionality: planned
domainCoupling: single_domain
