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title: The Abolition of Privileges, 4 August 1789
author: Jebulon
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15926/the-abolition-of-privileges-4-august-1789/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Abolition of Privileges, 4 August 1789

_Authored by Jebulon_

## Image File

[![The Abolition of Privileges, 4 August 1789](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15926.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15926.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) relief depicting the abolition of privileges before the [August Decrees](https://www.worldhistory.org/August_Decrees/) dismantled [feudalism](https://www.worldhistory.org/Feudalism/) in France. Monument to the Republic, engraved by Leopold Morice, 1883.

Place de la République, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).

Photograph by Jebulon, April 2011.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Jebulon. (2022, May 25). The Abolition of Privileges, 4 August 1789. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15926/the-abolition-of-privileges-4-august-1789/>
### Chicago
Jebulon. "The Abolition of Privileges, 4 August 1789." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 25, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15926/the-abolition-of-privileges-4-august-1789/>.
### MLA
Jebulon. "The Abolition of Privileges, 4 August 1789." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 May 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15926/the-abolition-of-privileges-4-august-1789/>.

## License & Copyright

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