The French Revolution Calendar. I n 1792, the French Revolution was in a dire situation. After months of instability, menaced by revolts in the country, and foreign armies attacking France from all sides, the Jacobins gave a coup and managed to take control of the Legislative Assembly. On 20th September 1792, the first assembly elected by universal male suffrage, the National Convention, held its first session.
Monarchy was abolished and a deeply liberal Constitution was approved, although it never was implemented due to the constant situation of exception under the Jacobin government. Besides, the Jacobins committed themselves to totally remove everything deemed "old", "irrational", and "non-revolutionary". It is understandable that under this situation, the calendar, something created by a Pope, with each day dedicated to one or several saints, and following irrational rules, with irregular months, seven-days weeks that weren't paired to the months... was soon considered something that had to be reformed.
Perte.de.Temps. Calendrier 2011. Aujourd'hui.