1789 ⟶ Third Estate Deputies Refuse Separate Assembly, Demand Joint Session
May 6: The Deputies of the Third Estate refuses to meet sepa...
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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
🏛️ 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.⟶
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🤝 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 Calls for Joint Meeting of Estates-General
🤝 Clerical Deputies Join the Third Estate
June 13–14: Nine deputies from the clergy decide to join the meeting of the Third Estate.⟶
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🏛️ 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.⟶
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