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The '''Kingdom of the French''' ({{lang-fr|Royaume des Français}}) was a [[constitutional monarchy]] that governed France from September 1791 to September 1792. The Kingdom of the French’s predecessor, the [[Early Modern France|Kingdom of France]], was an [[absolute monarchy]]. [[Louis XVI]] (Previously King of France) ruled as the only King of the French from 1791 to 1792. Louis XVI was forced to adopt a constitution by the [[National Assembly]] in 1791, in the aftermath of his [[failed escape|Flight to Varennes]] to the [[Austrian Netherlands]]. The constitution was revolutionary in its content. It abolished the [[nobility]] of France, created all men equal before the law, and took the ability to ratify legislation away from King Louis, and gave it to France’s new legislature, the [[Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly (France)]].<ref>http://sourcebook.fsc.edu/history/constitutionof1791.html</ref> |
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Kingdom of the French Royaume des Français | |||||||||
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| 1791–1792 | |||||||||
| Motto: La nation, la loi, le roi | |||||||||
 The Kingdom of the French in its final year, 1792. | |||||||||
| Capital | Paris | ||||||||
| Common languages | French | ||||||||
| Government | Constitutional Monarchy | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 3 September 1791 | |||||||||
| 10 August 1792 | |||||||||
• National Constituent Assembly abolishes the monarchy. | 21 September 1792 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | FR | ||||||||
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The Kingdom of the French (French: Royaume des Français) was a constitutional monarchy that governed France from September 1791 to September 1792. The Kingdom of the French’s predecessor, the Kingdom of France, was an absolute monarchy. Louis XVI (Previously King of France) ruled as the only King of the French from 1791 to 1792. Louis XVI was forced to adopt a constitution by the National Assembly in 1791, in the aftermath of his Flight to Varennes to the Austrian Netherlands. The constitution was revolutionary in its content. It abolished the nobility of France, created all men equal before the law, and took the ability to ratify legislation away from King Louis, and gave it to France’s new legislature, the Legislative Assembly (France).[1]