1792 ⟶ Louis XVI Vetoes Laws on Priests and Army
June 11: Louis XVI vetoes the laws on the deportation of pri...
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1789
1791
1792
🗣️ Royal Session of June 23: Louis XVI Rejects National Assembly, Mirabeau Defies King
June 23: Louis XVI personally addresses the Estates-General (a Séance royale), where he invalidates the decisions of the National Assembly and instructs the three estates to continue to meet separately. The king departs followed by the Second- and most of the First-Estate deputies, but the Third-Estate deputies remain in the hall. When the king's master of ceremonies reminds them that Louis has invalidated their decrees, the Comte de Mirabeau, Third-Estate deputy from Aix, boldly shouts that "we are assembled here by the will of the people" and that they would "leave only at the point of a bayonet".⟶
French RevolutionEstates-GeneralLouis XVINational AssemblyMirabeauRoyal AuthorityThird EstatePolitical CrisisDeclaration of Independence (implied)Defiance
👑 Louis XVI Recognizes Assembly, Orders Military to Paris
June 27: Louis XVI reverses course, instructs the nobility and clergy to meet with the other estates, and recognizes the new Assembly. At the same time, he orders reliable military units, largely composed of Swiss and German mercenaries, to Paris.⟶
Louis XVINational AssemblyEstates-GeneralPolitical ManeuveringMonarchyMilitary DeploymentMercenariesFrench RevolutionConstitutional Crisis
👑 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
📜 Louis XVI Accepts the Constitution
September 13–14: Louis XVI formally accepts the new Constitution.⟶
French RevolutionLouis XVIConstitutionMonarchyConstitutional MonarchyAcceptanceRoyal AuthorityPolitical ReformLegislative Assembly
📜 Louis XVI Vetoes Laws on Priests and Army
June 11: Louis XVI vetoes the laws on the deportation of priests and the formation of a new army outside Paris.⟶
French RevolutionLouis XVIVetoDeportation of PriestsNational AssemblyPolitical ConflictArmyRoyal Authority1792
⚔️ Assembly Orders Raising of New Army Battalions
May 5: The Assembly orders the raising of thirty-one new battalions for the army.⟶
French RevolutionMilitaryArmyBattalionWarNational AssemblyDefense1792