1789 ⟶ National Assembly Transforms into National Constituent Assembly
July 9: The National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the Na...
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1789
1791
🏛️ 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
🏛️ Third Estate Declares National Assembly
June 17: On the proposal of Sieyès, the deputies of the Third Estate declare themselves the National Assembly. To ensure popular support, they decree that taxes need only be paid while the Assembly is in session.⟶
French RevolutionNational AssemblyThird EstateSieyèsRepresentationTaxationPolitical ReformEstates-General
📜 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 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
📜 National Constituent Assembly Dissolves, Grants Amnesty
September 30: Last day of the National Constituent Assembly. Assembly grants amnesty to all those punished for illegal political activity since 1788.⟶
National Constituent AssemblyAmnestyPolitical prisonersLegal reformFrench RevolutionEnd of an assemblyLegislative bodyRevolutionary FrancePolitical pardons