1789 ⟶ Paris Deputies Arrive in Versailles
May 25: The Third Estate deputies from Paris, delayed by ele...
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1789
🏛️ Paris Deputies Arrive in Versailles
May 25: The Third Estate deputies from Paris, delayed by election procedures, arrive in Versailles.⟶
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👑 Estates-General Deputies Presented to King, Unequal Reception
May 2: Presentation to the King of the Deputies of the Estates-General at Versailles. The clergy and nobles are welcomed with formal ceremonies and processions, the Third Estate is not.⟶
Estates-GeneralVersaillesThird EstateCeremonySocial HierarchyPolitical TensionRepresentationFrench MonarchyPre-RevolutionPrivilege
🏛️ Estates-General Convenes at Versailles
May 5: Formal opening of the Estates-General at Versailles.⟶
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🏛️ National Assembly Convenes in Saint Louis Church
June 22: The new National Assembly meets in the church of Saint Louis in Versailles. One hundred fifty deputies from the clergy attend, along with two deputies from the nobility.⟶
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