Mayor of Paris

All you want to know about Mayor of Paris

Before the French Revolution, the municipality of Paris was headed by the provost of the merchants (prévôt des marchands). On July 14, 1789, at the end of the afternoon, following the storming of the Bastille, the provost of the merchants of Paris, Jacques de Flesselles, was shot by the crowd on the steps of Paris city hall. The next day, the first mayor of Paris (French: maire de Paris) was elected.

Contents

List of provosts of the merchants

List of mayors

Office of Mayor abolished. There was no mayor of Paris until 1848

1848—overthrow of Louis-Philippe

Office of Mayor abolished. There was no mayor of Paris until 1870

1870—overthrow of Napoleon III

Office of Mayor abolished. There was no mayor of Paris until 1977

References

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Paris"

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