Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet)

Events

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Episodes

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Years

1791

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet), 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. Transfer of Voltaire's Ashes to the Panthéon

   1791

   Role: Enlightenment writer whose remains were enshrined

   1. 14 April 1791 · Church of Saint Genevieve, later the PanthéonThe Assembly Transforms Saint Genevieve into a Mausoleum

      After Vilette's 1790 proposal and Mirabeau's death, the Assembly decreed the church a temple of the nation.

   2. 211 July 1791 · Panthéon, 5th arrondissementVoltaire's Ashes Enshrined in the Panthéon

      The National Assembly had Voltaire's remains brought to Paris and enshrined in a lavish ceremony on 11 July 1791.

Sources

1. Voltaire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02