- Legislative Assembly by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... 1) The title of legislative bodies in France that were established by the constitutions of 1791 and 1848. The first legislative assembly was short-lived. It existed only from Oct. 1, 1791, until Sept. 20, 1792, when it was replaced by the National Convention. The second Legislative Assembly was in session from May 28, 1849, until it was dissolved following ...
- Mozart by Steven Baker
Wolfgang Amadeus. 1756--91, Austrian composer. A child prodigy and prolific genius, his works include operas, such as The Marriage of Figaro. (1786), Don Giovanni. (1787), and The Magic Flute. (1791), symphonies, concertos for piano, violin, clarinet, and French horn, string quartets and quintets, sonatas, songs, and Masses, such as the unfinished Requiem (1791 ...
- Plebiscite by Webster's
... n.) A vote by universal male suffrage; especially, in France, a popular vote, as first sanctioned by the National Constitution of 1791.
- Chittenden, Thomas by Elizabeth Brooks
... 1730–97) governor; born in East Guilford, Conn. A Vermont farmer, he was a member of the council of state that drew up Vermont's first request for statehood (1777) after it had declared itself an independent republic that year. When the Continental Congress rejected the request, he became governor of the republic (1778–89, 1790–91). After Vermont began ...
- Girondist by Webster's
... n.) A member of the moderate republican party formed in the French legislative assembly in 1791. The Girondists were so called because their leaders were deputies from the department of La Gironde.(a.) Of or pertaining to the Girondists.