1789 ⟶ National Assembly Forms Constitutional Committee
July 6: The National Assembly forms a committee of thirty me...
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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 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
🏛️ National Assembly Relocates to Salle du Manège
November 9: The Assembly moves to the Salle du Manège, the former riding school near the Tuileries Palace.⟶
National AssemblyLegislatureParisTuileries PalaceAssembly relocationFrench RevolutionGovernmentPolitical institutions
👑 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
📜 Convention Appoints Committee to Finalize 1793 Constitution
December 3: The Convention forms a committee of sixteen members to complete work on the Constitution of 1793.⟶
French RevolutionNational ConventionConstitution1793CommitteeGovernmentPoliticsLegislatureLawDrafting