1789 ⟶ Royal Session of June 23: Louis XVI Rejects National Assembly, Mirabeau Defies King
June 23: Louis XVI personally addresses the Estates-General ...
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1789
1791
🗣️ Royal Session of June 23: Louis XVI Rejects National Assembly, Mirabeau Defies King
June 23: Louis XVI personally addresses the Estates-General (a Séance royale), where he invalidates the decisions of the National Assembly and instructs the three estates to continue to meet separately. The king departs followed by the Second- and most of the First-Estate deputies, but the Third-Estate deputies remain in the hall. When the king's master of ceremonies reminds them that Louis has invalidated their decrees, the Comte de Mirabeau, Third-Estate deputy from Aix, boldly shouts that "we are assembled here by the will of the people" and that they would "leave only at the point of a bayonet".⟶
French RevolutionEstates-GeneralLouis XVINational AssemblyMirabeauRoyal AuthorityThird EstatePolitical CrisisDeclaration of Independence (implied)Defiance
🏛️ 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
🎾 Third Estate Locked Out, Tennis Court Oath Sworn
June 20: On the orders of Louis XVI, the meeting hall of the Third Estate is closed and locked. At the suggestion of Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, the deputies gather instead in the indoor tennis court, where they swear not to separate until they have given France a new Constitution (the Tennis Court Oath).⟶
French RevolutionThird EstateNational AssemblyTennis Court OathLouis XVIConstitutionAssemblyDeputiesPolitical Crisis
🏛️ 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.⟶
National AssemblyVersaillesClergyNobilityThird EstateEstates-GeneralFrench RevolutionPolitical GatheringEarly Revolution
👑 Louis XVI Recognizes Assembly, Orders Military to Paris
June 27: Louis XVI reverses course, instructs the nobility and clergy to meet with the other estates, and recognizes the new Assembly. At the same time, he orders reliable military units, largely composed of Swiss and German mercenaries, to Paris.⟶
Louis XVINational AssemblyEstates-GeneralPolitical ManeuveringMonarchyMilitary DeploymentMercenariesFrench RevolutionConstitutional Crisis
👑 Louis XVI Suspended by the National Assembly
June 25: Louis XVI returns to Paris. The Assembly suspends his functions until further notice.⟶
Louis XVIMonarchyNational AssemblySuspension of PowersFrench RevolutionLegislative PowerPolitical CrisisConstitutional MonarchyRoyal AuthorityDeposition