# Monarchy abolished; First Republic proclaimed (1792)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1792-monarchy-abolished-first-republic-proclaimed
Location: Paris
Categories: main-event

The National Convention ended monarchy and inaugurated the French Republic. Within the broader French Revolution period, The Revolution dismantled legal privilege and absolute monarchy, declared new rights and created a republic. War, popular mobilization, civil conflict and political terror repeatedly transformed the revolutionary state. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is National Convention (Collective head of the French Republic). Monarchy abolished; First Republic proclaimed is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Monarchy abolished; First Republic proclaimed is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [National Convention](https://history-france.com/rulers/national-convention)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Monarchy abolished; First Republic proclaimed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Monarchy+abolished%3B+First+Republic+proclaimed&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Monarchy abolished; First Republic proclaimed](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Monarchy+abolished%3B+First+Republic+proclaimed)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)