French emigration (1789–1815)
French diaspora due to the French Revolution and Napoleonic rule
French emigration (1789–1815)
The French emigration (1789 to 1815) refers to the mass movement of citizens from France to neighbouring countries in reaction to the instability and the upheaval caused by the French Revolution and the succeeding Napoleonic rule. Although initiated in 1789 as a peaceful effort led by the bourgeoisie to increase political equality for the Third Estate, the unprivileged majority of the French people, the revolution soon turned into a violent, popular movement. To escape political tensions and, mainly during the Reign of Terror, to save their lives, a number of individuals emigrated from France and settled in the neighbouring countries (chiefly Great Britain or Austria, Prussia or other German states) though a few also went to the Americas.
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