1849 in France

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1849
in
France

Decades:
  • 1820s
  • 1830s
  • 1840s
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
See also:Other events of 1849
History of France  • Timeline  • Years

Events from the year 1849 in France.

Events[]

  • 1 January - France's first postage stamp, Ceres, is issued.
  • 16 April - Giacomo Meyerbeer's grand opera Le prophète is premièred by the Paris Opera at the Salle Le Peletier with Pauline Viardot (who has collaborated extensively in the production) in the mezzo-soprano role, her first with the Opera. Stage effects include electric light, ballet on roller skates and the use of saxhorns. The audience includes Napoleon III, the new Emperor, Berlioz and the terminally ill Chopin.[1][2]
  • 27 April - Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Rome to defend it from the French troops of General Oudinot.
  • 13 May - Legislative election held.
  • 3 July - French troops occupy Rome. Roman Republic surrenders.

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References[]

  1. ^ Figes, Orlando (2019). The Europeans. [London]: Allen Lane. ISBN 978-0-241-00489-0.
  2. ^ Jungwirth, Robert (2017-07-12). "Le Prophète in Toulouse". Klassikinfo.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-24.
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