Third Estate declares the National Assembly
- When
- 17 June 1789
- Where
- Versailles (assembly site)
On 13 June 1789 the Third Estate resolved to settle the powers of the three orders; on 17 June the Communes declared themselves the National Assembly.
On 13 June 1789 the Third Estate resolved to examine and settle the powers of the three orders. On 17 June, with efforts to reconcile the three estates having failed, the Communes completed their own verification process and almost immediately voted a far more radical measure: they declared themselves redefined as the National Assembly, an assembly not of the estates but of the people, inviting the other two estates to join against the king's wishes.
Sources
- Estates General of 1789 Wikipedia
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