Historedia
Person

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1792

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Composition of La Marseillaise

    1792

    Role: Composer

    1. 25 April 1792 · StrasbourgComposition in Strasbourg

      Rouget de Lisle composed the song in Strasbourg on 25 April 1792, following a request from the mayor.

    2. end of May – 30 July 1792 · Marseille and ParisAdoption by Marseille Volunteers and Entry into Paris

      The song was adopted as La Marseillaise after being sung by Marseille volunteers by the end of May 1792; the fédérés entered Paris on 30 July 1792.

Sources

  1. Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28
  2. La Marseillaise Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10