1789 ⟶ Nobility's Refusal to Unite with Third Estate; Clergy Hesitates
May 11: The nobility refuses to meet together with the Third...
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1788
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
🤝 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)
🏛️ 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 Rejects Necker's Compromise
June 6: The deputies of the nobility reject a compromise program proposed by finance minister Jacques Necker.⟶
French RevolutionEstates-GeneralNobilityNeckerPolitical StalemateCompromiseSocial TensionsPre-RevolutionClass Conflict
🤝 Clerical Deputies Join the Third Estate
June 13–14: Nine deputies from the clergy decide to join the meeting of the Third Estate.⟶
Third EstateClergyEstates-GeneralNational AssemblyPolitical AlignmentRevolutionFrench RevolutionConstitutionalism
🤝 Clergy Joins Third Estate in National Assembly
June 19: By a vote of 149 to 137, the deputies of the clergy join the assembly of the Third Estate.⟶
National AssemblyClergyThird EstateEstates-GeneralFrench RevolutionPolitical AlignmentRevolutionary PoliticsVotingUnity