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Voltaire's Ashes Enshrined in the Panthéon
- When
- 11 July 1791
- Where
- Panthéon, 5th arrondissement
The National Assembly had Voltaire's remains brought to Paris and enshrined in a lavish ceremony on 11 July 1791.
On 11 July 1791 the ashes of Voltaire were placed in the Panthéon in a lavish ceremony. The National Assembly of France, regarding Voltaire as a forerunner of the French Revolution, had his remains brought back to Paris and enshrined in the Panthéon. He was the first of a series of interments that soon included revolutionaries such as Jean-Paul Marat, who replaced Mirabeau, and the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
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