1789 ⟶ Assembly Debates Royal Veto Power
August 28: The Assembly debates giving the King the power to...
Year
1789
1791
🏛️ Assembly Debates Royal Veto Power
August 28: The Assembly debates giving the King the power to veto legislation.⟶
National AssemblyRoyal VetoLegislative PowerKing Louis XVIConstitutional MonarchyDebateFrench RevolutionPolitical ReformPower StruggleConstitution
🏛️ National Assembly Transforms into National Constituent Assembly
July 9: The National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly.⟶
National AssemblyConstituent AssemblyFrench RevolutionPolitical ReformConstitutionDeclaration of the Rights of ManParliamentLegislative BodyThird Estate
🏛️ Constitutional Committee Proposes Bicameral Legislature and Royal Veto
August 31: The Constitution Committee of the Assembly proposes a two-house parliament and a royal right of veto.⟶
French RevolutionConstitutionLegislatureRoyal VetoNational AssemblyPolitical ReformMonarchyDebateLegislative Branch
🗳️ King Granted Limited Veto Power
September 11: The National Assembly gives the King the power to temporarily veto laws for two legislative sessions.⟶
MonarchyNational AssemblyVetoLegislative PowerConstitutionalismRoyal AuthorityPolitical CompromiseFrench RevolutionConstitution of 1791
👑 Louis XVI Suspended by the National Assembly
June 25: Louis XVI returns to Paris. The Assembly suspends his functions until further notice.⟶
Louis XVIMonarchyNational AssemblySuspension of PowersFrench RevolutionLegislative PowerPolitical CrisisConstitutional MonarchyRoyal AuthorityDeposition
👑 National Assembly Declares King's Inviolability and Suspends Powers
July 15: National Assembly declares the king inviolable, and cannot be put on trial. Louis XVI suspended from his duties until the ratification of a new Constitution.⟶
National AssemblyLouis XVIConstitutional MonarchyInviolabilitySuspension of PowersConstitutionFrench RevolutionPoliticsMonarchy