1791 ⟶ National Assembly Declares King's Inviolability and Suspends Powers
July 15: National Assembly declares the king inviolable, and...
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📜 National Assembly Forms Constitutional Committee
July 6: The National Assembly forms a committee of thirty members to write a new Constitution.⟶
French RevolutionNational AssemblyConstitutionConstitutionalismPoliticsLegislatureCommitteeGovernment ReformPolitical Institutions
📜 National Assembly Limits King's War Powers
May 22: The Assembly decides that it alone can decide issues of war and peace, but that the war cannot be declared without the proposition and sanction by the King.⟶
National AssemblyWar PowersKing's AuthorityLegislative BranchSeparation of PowersConstitutional MonarchyFrench RevolutionDeclaration of WarDecision-Making
👑 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
👑 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
⚖️ National Convention Convicts Louis XVI of Treason
January 15: The Convention declares Louis XVI guilty of conspiracy against public liberty by a vote of 707 to zero.⟶
French RevolutionLouis XVINational ConventionTreasonPoliticsTrialMonarchyRepublicGuillotineRegicide