aug 1, 1791 - Declaration of Pillnitz (fearful absolutist rulers of HRE and Prussia agree to help King of France restore power)
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Declaration of Pillnitz, joint declaration issued on August 27, 1791, by Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and King Frederick William II of Prussia, urging European powers to unite to restore the monarchy in France; French King Louis XVI had been reduced to a constitutional monarch during the French Revolution.
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