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French annexations
The trouble in France had repercussions in the Principality in the autumn of 1789. The people complained about their means of survival, as, unlike in France, the Monegasque nobility was without privileges. The elected municipal councils which were established in Menton, Roquebrune and Monaco by Honoré III in 1790 were replaced in 1791 by assemblies which were appointed by the sovereign.
In 1792, in order to vanquish the European despots and expand the revolution, the French legislative assembly declared war on Austria, an ally of Piedmont-Sardinia, whose land surrounded Monaco. The French troops broke through the borders of Nice, then through the Monegasque borders on 22 October. On 13 January 1793, the assembly of the inhabitants of the three communities in the Principality proclaimed the decline of the Prince, while waiting to be reconciled with France on 14 February.
1793 - 1814
14/02/1793
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