LSE1201768 Honor矇 Gabriel Riqueti being dressed in an aristocratic hat by Abbe Maury, before leaving for Aix-la-Chapelle, 1789 (colour litho) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: The French Revolution (French: R矇volution fran癟aise) was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France from 1789 to 1799 that profoundly affected French and modern history, marking the decline of powerful monarchies and churches and the rise of democracy and nationalism. Honor矇 Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (9 March 1749 ??2 April 1791) was a leader of the early stages of the French revolution. Jean-Sifrein Maury (26 June 1746 ??10 May 1817) was a French cardinal, archbishop, and bishop of Montefiascone.); Photo 穢 Leonard de Selva.