1789 ⟶ National Assembly Abolishes Feudalism and Noble Privileges
August Decrees: The Assembly votes to abolish the privileges...
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⚖️ National Assembly Abolishes Feudalism and Noble Privileges
August Decrees: The Assembly votes to abolish the privileges and feudal rights of the nobility.⟶
French RevolutionFeudalismNobilityPrivilegesNational AssemblyEqualityAbolitionLegal ReformSocial Change
🤝 Nobles Join the National Assembly
June 25: 48 nobles, headed by Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, join the Assembly.⟶
French RevolutionNational AssemblyNobilityAristocracyPolitical AlignmentSocial ChangeEstates-GeneralLouis Philippe IIDuke of Orleans
📜 King Appoints Reformist Government; Assembly Abolishes Feudalism
August 4:
The King appoints a government of reformist ministers around Necker.
August Decrees: The Assembly votes to abolish the privileges and feudal rights of the nobility.⟶
French RevolutionAugust DecreesFeudalismNobilityPrivilegesAssemblyReformMonarchyNeckerPolitical Reform
⚔️ Assembly Removes Nobility Requirement for Army Officers
February 28: The Assembly abolishes the requirement that army officers be members of the nobility.⟶
French RevolutionMilitary ReformArmyOfficer CorpsNobilityEqualitySocial ChangeProfessionalizationMeritocracy
👑 Nobility's Hereditary Privileges Abolished
June 19: The Assembly abolishes the titles, orders, and other privileges of the hereditary nobility.⟶
nobilityprivilegessocial reformequalityFrench Revolutionancien régimetitlesordersabolitionsocial change
📜 Assembly Abolishes Slavery in France, Grants Citizenship to Jews
September 27: The Assembly declares that all men living in France, regardless of color, are free, but preserves slavery in French colonies. French Jews are granted citizenship.⟶
French RevolutionEmancipationAbolitionSlaveryCitizenshipJewish RightsColonialismEqualitySocial ReformNational Assembly