Back Пільніцкая дэкларацыя Byelorussian Пилницка декларация Bulgarian Pilnická deklarace Czech Pillnitz-erklæringen Danish Pillnitzer Deklaration German Διακήρυξη του Πίλνιτς Greek Declaración de Pillnitz Spanish Pillnitzin julistus Finnish Déclaration de Pillnitz French Pillnitzi nyilatkozat Hungarian

Declaration of Pillnitz

The meeting at Pillnitz Castle in 1791. Oil painting by J. H. Schmidt, 1791.

The Declaration of Pillnitz was a statement of five sentences[1] issued on 27 August 1791 at Pillnitz Castle near Dresden (Saxony) by Frederick William II of Prussia and the Habsburg Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor who was Marie Antoinette's brother.[2] It declared the joint support of the Holy Roman Empire and of Prussia for King Louis XVI of France against the French Revolution.[3]

  1. ^ Amy Tikkanen, Thinley Kalsang Bhutia (2021). "Declaration of Pillnitz". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ Schama, S. Citizens p. 586 Penguin 1989
  3. ^ Chronicle of the French Revolution p. 232 Longman Group 1989

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