[PDF] brief history of france government

How did the French government start?

National Convention (1792–1795)
The resulting Convention was founded with the dual purpose of abolishing the monarchy and drafting a new constitution.
The convention's first act was to establish the French First Republic and officially strip the king of all political powers.

What were the French governments through history?

French Republics

What was France's original government?

Before the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789, it had been an absolute monarchy with the theoretically unlimited powers of a king._{22 nov. 2021}

What was France's original government?

Out of the revolution was born the First Republic, organized in 1792 with a National Convention made up of several political parties, including the Montagnards, who drew support from the bourgeoisie in Paris, and the Girondins, who wanted a national government chosen by all French citizens, not just those in Paris._{20 avr. 2017}