Historedia
Group or institution

National Convention

Events
7
Episodes
19
Years
1792–1855

Every event in Historedia whose sources name National Convention, 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. Execution of Louis XVI of France

    1792–1793

    Role: Body that convicted Louis of high treason and voted for his execution

    1. 10 August 1792 · Temple Prison, ParisImprisonment at the Temple

      After the 10 August 1792 insurrection, Louis XVI and his family were confined at the Temple Prison in Paris.

    2. mid-January 1793 · National Convention, ParisConviction for high treason

      The National Convention convicted Louis of high treason in a near-unanimous vote four days before his execution.

    3. 21 January 1793 · Place de la Révolution, ParisGuillotining at the Place de la Révolution

      Louis XVI was publicly guillotined on 21 January 1793 at the Place de la Révolution, proclaiming his innocence.

  2. Creation of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

    1793

    Role: Revolutionary government that decreed the museum's establishment

    1. June 7, 1793 · ParisConvention orders transformation of royal institutions

      On June 7, 1793, the National Convention ordered a complete transformation of former royal institutions during the French Revolution.

    2. June 10, 1793 · Paris, within the Jardin des PlantesDecree establishing the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

      On June 10, 1793, the French Convention formally established the Museum of Natural History, simultaneously with the Louvre Museum.

  3. Establishment of the Cult of the Supreme Being

    1793–1794

    Role: Body that authorized the cult as the civic religion of France

    1. late 1793 · Paris, seat of the National ConventionDenunciation of the Cult of Reason

      In late 1793 Robespierre denounced the Cult of Reason and its proponents, presenting his own vision of proper Revolutionary religion.

    2. 6 May 1794 · ParisCommittee of Public Safety Recognition of God

      On 6 May 1794 Robespierre announced the Committee of Public Safety's recognition of the existence of God and the immortality of the human soul.

    3. 7 May 1794 · Paris, seat of the National ConventionDecree Establishing the Worship of the Supreme Being

      On 7 May 1794 the National Convention authorized the Cult of the Supreme Being, devised by Robespierre, as the civic religion of France.

    4. 8 June 1794 · ParisFirst Festival of the Supreme Being

      Robespierre declared 20 Prairial Year II (8 June 1794, Pentecost) the first national day of celebration, with future holidays on décadi.

  4. Abolition of Slavery by the French First Republic

    1794–1795

    Role: Legislative assembly that abolished slavery by law on 4 February 1794

    1. 4 February 1794 · Paris, seat of the National ConventionThe Convention abolishes slavery

      On 4 February 1794 the Convention, under Robespierre's leadership, abolished slavery in law in France and its colonies.

    2. 1795 · FranceAbolition entrenched in the 1795 constitution

      The French constitution passed in 1795 included in the declaration of the Rights of Man that slavery was abolished.

  5. Suppression of the Revolutionary Tribunal

    1794–1795

    Role: Legislative body that instituted the Tribunal and discontinued it on 31 May 1795

    1. August 1794 · Paris, seat of the Revolutionary TribunalThermidorian Retention and Reform of the Tribunal

      After Thermidor the Tribunal survived initial expectations of abolition, but the Prairial Laws were revoked and its judges were replaced.

    2. 16 December 1794 – 7 May 1795 · City not stated in the passages; convictions and executions occurred under the Convention's authorityExecution of the Tribunal's Former Leadership

      In December 1794 and May 1795 the Convention executed Carrier, Herman, Fouquier-Tinville, and former judges and jurors of the Tribunal.

    3. 1795 (First White Terror) · Parts of France, particularly the South EastFirst White Terror Against Tribunal Associates

      With no official provincial process, anti-Jacobin mobs in 1795 attacked people associated with local revolutionary tribunals, especially in the South East.

    4. 31 May 1795 · Paris, seat of the Revolutionary TribunalDiscontinuation of the Revolutionary Tribunal

      After most figures tied to the radical government had been eliminated, the Revolutionary Tribunal was finally discontinued in Paris on 31 May 1795.

  6. Introduction of the franc germinal in France

    1801–1804

    Role: Established the decimal franc in 1795

    1. 1801–1804 · ParisIntroduction of Coin Denominations

      Between 1801 and 1804, various silver and gold coin denominations were introduced, including the five-franc and 40-franc coins.

    2. 1803 · ParisEstablishment of the Franc Germinal

      In 1803, the franc germinal was established, defining the gold franc's weight. This occurred during the Consulate, following earlier decimal reforms.

  7. Ramón Castilla begins third term as President of Peru

    1855

    Role: Legislative Body

    1. 5 January 1855 · La PalmaBattle of La Palma

      Castilla defeated Manuel Echenique in the Battle of La Palma on 5 January 1855, clearing the path for his assumption of the presidency.

    2. 14 July 1855 · PeruRatification by National Convention

      The National Convention convened on 14 July 1855 to ratify Castilla as Provisional President, formalizing his authority.

Sources

  1. Execution of Louis XVI Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
  2. National Museum of Natural History, France Wikipedia
  3. Jardin des Plantes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
  4. Cult of the Supreme Being Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
  5. Abolitionism Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
  6. Revolutionary Tribunal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-22
  7. French franc Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
  8. Ramón Castilla Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09