1788 ⟶ Necker Announces Doubling of Third Estate Representation

December 27: Over the opposition of the nobles, Necker anno...
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1789

⚖️ Necker Announces Doubling of Third Estate Representation

December 27: Over the opposition of the nobles, Necker announces that the representation of the Third Estate will be doubled and that nobles and clergymen will be eligible to sit with the Third Estate.⟶
Estates-GeneralThird EstateNeckerRepresentationNobilityClergyPolitical ReformPre-Revolution

🏛️ Assembly of the Estates-General of Dauphiné in Vizille

July 21: Assembly of Vizille, assembly of the Estates-General of Dauphiné.⟶
Estates-GeneralDauphinéAssemblyPre-RevolutionRegional PoliticsPolitical GatheringThird EstateNobilityClergyFrench Revolution (Pre-1789)

🏛️ Third Estate Deputies Refuse Separate Assembly, Demand Joint Session

May 6: The Deputies of the Third Estate refuses to meet separately from the other Estates, occupy the main hall, and invite the clergy and nobility to join them.⟶
Third EstateEstates-GeneralNational AssemblyRepresentationPolitical ReformVoting RightsClergyNobilityRevolutionary ActionConstitutionalism

🤝 Nobility's Refusal to Unite with Third Estate; Clergy Hesitates

May 11: The nobility refuses to meet together with the Third Estate, but the clergy hesitates, and suspends the verification of its deputies.⟶
Estates-GeneralThird EstateNobilityClergyVoting ProceduresPolitical DeadlockPre-RevolutionSocial TensionsFrench Revolution (early stages)

🏛️ Nobility Rejects Necker's Compromise

June 6: The deputies of the nobility reject a compromise program proposed by finance minister Jacques Necker.⟶
Nobility Rejects Necker's Compromise (1789)
French RevolutionEstates-GeneralNobilityNeckerPolitical StalemateCompromiseSocial TensionsPre-RevolutionClass Conflict

🏛️ 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.⟶
Third Estate Declares National Assembly (1789)
French RevolutionNational AssemblyThird EstateSieyèsRepresentationTaxationPolitical ReformEstates-General