Festival of the Federation

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The Festival of the Federation was a massive national celebration held in Paris on 14 July 1790 to commemorate the first anniversary of the French Revolution and symbolize the unity of the French nation.

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Festival of the Federation canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
national celebration ⓘ
public festival ⓘ
attendedBy Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ
Louis XVI ⓘ
linked to: Louis XVI of France

Marie Antoinette ⓘ
National Guard ⓘ
Talleyrand ⓘ
fédérés ⓘ
representatives of all French départements ⓘ
commemorates Storming of the Bastille ⓘ
first anniversary of the French Revolution ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country France ⓘ
date 14 July 1790 ⓘ
features mass on the Champ de Mars ⓘ
military parade ⓘ
oath of loyalty to the nation, the law, and the king ⓘ
popular festivities ⓘ
follows Storming of the Bastille ⓘ
hasPart construction of terraces and amphitheatre on the Champ de Mars ⓘ
fireworks ⓘ
oath of the fédérés ⓘ
popular banquets ⓘ
royal oath to the constitution ⓘ
hasSignificance early expression of French national identity ⓘ
first national celebration of the French Revolution ⓘ
hasTheme constitutional monarchy ⓘ
national unity ⓘ
reconciliation ⓘ
language French ⓘ
location Champ de Mars ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
numberOfParticipants hundreds of thousands ⓘ
officiatedBy Talleyrand ⓘ
organisedBy National Constituent Assembly ⓘ
politicalContext constitutional monarchy in France ⓘ
early French Revolution ⓘ
precededBy preparatory works by Parisian volunteers ⓘ
relatedTo Bastille Day ⓘ
French Revolution ⓘ
religiousServiceType Catholic mass ⓘ
symbolizes federal union of French départements ⓘ
reconciliation between king and people ⓘ
unity of the French nation ⓘ
year 1790 ⓘ

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Fête de la Fédération → alsoKnownAs → Festival of the Federation ⓘ