History
Asked by Sarah
How did the emigres influence France's Europe neighbors in revolutionary times?
During the French revolution, much of the French nobility fled the country and became emigres in the courts of surrounding nations. They persuaded those nations to create the First Coalition (first of many) to destroy the revolution and re-establish the monarchy.
The revolutionaries became more and more radical causing greater alarm as time passed. The Declaration of Pillnitz issued jointly by... more