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Following the unanimous declaration of the various district assemblies of Avignon on June 12 1790 to unite with France, war broke out between the Revolutionary municipal government of Avignon and the more conservative Comtat Venaissin which still pledged loyalty to the Papal States. With the support of French troops placed under its control, the revolutionary Avignon forces laid siege to Carpentras, ending the government of the Comtat. However, hardline counter-revolutionary regions of the Comtat under the name the "Union of St. Cecilia" continued fighting until June 1791.
Avignon–Comtat Venaissin War | |||||||||
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Part of French Revolution | |||||||||
Territories of Avignon and Comtat Venaissin | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Revolutionary Avignon municipal government Kingdom of France | Union of St. Cecilia (from 1791) | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Chevalier Patrice † Jourdan Coupe-tête[lower-alpha 1] Jean Duprat Minveille |
Pope Pius VI Philippe Casoni | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
3,000-15,000 6,000 | several thousand |
In Spring 1791, with the rejection of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy and the threat of violence spreading into neighbouring departments, France brokered a peace between the warring factions and organized a referendum, which ultimately resulted in the annexation of both Avignon and the Comtat Venaissin by France.