The Assembly decides in November 1789 to…
1780 CE to 1791 CE
A Civil Constitution of the Clergy reorganizes the French Catholic Church in July 1790, canceling the authority of the Church to levy taxes, et cetera.
This fuels much discontent in parts of France, which will contribute to the civil war breaking out some years later.
While King Louis XVI still enjoys popularity among the population, his disastrous flight to Varennes (June 1791) seems to justify rumors that he had tied his hopes of political salvation to the prospects of foreign invasion.
His credibility is so deeply undermined that the abolition of the monarchy and establishment of a republic becomes an increasing possibility.
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